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125 Cards in this Set
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Admired
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well – liked, accepted
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Anguish
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sorrow
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Arrogance
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egotism, self importance
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Artisans
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skilled craftsperson
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Barrister
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lawyer in higher court
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Breach
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break, violate
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Cognizant
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aware, knowledge about some thing
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Coherent
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logical, rational
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Commensurate
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Proportionate, matching
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Contention
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conflict, argument
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Depicted
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to show something in a picture, painting, or sculpture
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Disgrace
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Shame, dishonor
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Eloquence
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Persuasiceness
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Empathetic
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Sympathetic
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Exuberance
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Enthusiasm, high spirits
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Assertive
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Self – confident, self assured
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Anecdote
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Stoty, Sketch
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Alienate
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To put distance between you and other people
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Amidst
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Among
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Blazing
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On fire
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Cherish
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Value and appreciate
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Christen
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Use for the first time
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Dignified
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Honorable, with honor
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Giggle
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Silly, laugh
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Glamour
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Magic, excitement and beauty
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Hip
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Trendy and fashionable
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Malicious
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Mean and nasty
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Mirth
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Happiness, fun and joy
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Optimistic
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Positive - thinking
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Priceless
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Very valuable
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Prominent
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Very important, noticeable
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Scald
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Injure by burning
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Scorched
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Badly burned
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Slumber
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Sleep, rest
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Solitude
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Loneliness
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Spectacle
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Big show
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Sultry
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Hot and sexy
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Unwittingly
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Accidentally, without preparation
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Veer
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Change direction
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Whine
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Complain
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Dignified
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Honorable, with honor
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Cynical
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Suspicious, Sarcastic, Skeptical
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Snag
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A minor problem or obstacle to progress
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Relinquish
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Give up, Hand over
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Thaw
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Lessen tension, melt, defrost
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Embezzlement
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Misappropriation, misuse, Fraud
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Embezzlement
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Misappropriation, misuse, Fraud
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Congregation
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Religion a group of people who have gathered for a religious service
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Synagogues
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House of worship for Jewish congregation
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Ravine
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Narrow valley, gorge
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Treacherous
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Disloyal, Unfaithful, two-faced
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Conscientious
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Careful, reliable
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Demeanor
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Manner, bearing, attitude
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Solace
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Comfort, support, relief
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Negated
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Canceled, invalid
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Crux
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Root, bottom
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Imagery
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Mental images
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Allegiance
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Loyalty
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Predicament
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Difficult situation
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Arbitrary
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Unplanned, based on whim
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Albeit
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Although
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Subtle
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Slight, understated
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Mediocrity
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Averageness, a quality that is adequate or acceptable, but not very good
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Impetus
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Forward motion, thrust (antonym – inertia)
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Expropriation
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Take away something belonging to somebody
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Taboo
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Socially or culturally prohibited (forbidden to be used, mentioned, or approached because of social or cultural rather than legal prohibitions)
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Anarchists
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Somebody who believes that governments should be abolished as unnecessary
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Procrastination
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To postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice
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Lunacy
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Insanity, madness
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Shill
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An accomplice who pretends to be an interested customer or gambler in order to lure others into buying or gambling
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Adamant
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Determined, fixed.
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Usher
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Lead, escort
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Abstinence
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Self denial
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Commandeering
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Confiscation, seizure, Capture
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jovial
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Cheerful, good humoured
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Immolation
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To kill a person or an animal, e.g. as a ritual sacrifice, or commit suicide as a protest, especially by burning
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Impasse
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Deadlock - Political deadlock
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Perplex
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Confuse, Puzzle
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Perplex
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Confuse, Puzzle
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Grace
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Kindness
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Serenity
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Calm and untroubled
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Wisdom
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Good sense, wise decision
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Grace
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Kindness
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Serenity
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Peacefulness, calmness
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Wisdom
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Intelligence, good judgment
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Generosity
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Kindness, openhandedness, bigheartedness
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Sarcastic
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Characterized by words that mean the opposite of what they seem to say
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Contemptuous
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Feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something
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Apartheid
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Segregated politi8cal system- A political system in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s that separated the different peoples living there and gave privileges to those of European origin
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Meddling
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Interfering
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Ghettos
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Area of city inhabited by minority
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Gruesome
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Horrifying (involving or depicting death or injury in a disturbing or sickening way
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Permeated
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Spread through (to enter something and spread throughout it, so that every part or aspect of it is affected)
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Obviate
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Prevent, to make something unnecessary
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Vivid
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bright, glowing, dramatic
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Inadvertently
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involuntarily, accidentally
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Complacent
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self satisfied
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Anxious
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nervous, worried, restless, frightened
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Perpetrate
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to commit or be responsible for something, usually something criminal or morally wrong
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Aspirations
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Ambitions, desire to achieve something
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Predicament
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Difficult situation, a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation from which there is no clear or easy way out
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Clumsy
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Awkward
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Sloppy
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Careless, casual
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Remnants
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Bits and pieces, loose ends, leftovers
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Endemic
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Widespread, prevalent
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Contend
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Compete, challenge
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Guild
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Association, union, society
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Xenophobia
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Dislike of foreigners
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Apartheid
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A political system in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s that separated the different peoples living there and gave privileges to those of European origin
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Dilemma
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A situation in which somebody must choose one of two or more unsatisfactory alternatives
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Hindsight
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Understanding after fact, the ability or opportunity to understand and judge an event or experience after it has occurred
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Setback
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Something that reverses or delays the progress of somebody or something
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Pursue
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Continue with something, follow
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Conventional
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Conservative, straight, usual, socially accepted
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Inhibiting
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Stopping something, interfering
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Inevitably
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Certainly, without doubt
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Arbitrary
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Random, not logical
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Dilemma
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Situation with unsatisfactory choices - a situation in which somebody must choose one of two or more unsatisfactory alternatives
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Holistic approach
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characterized by the view that Analysing whole system of beliefs - a whole system of beliefs must be analyzed rather than simply its individual components
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Prerogative
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Individual rights or privilege, an exclusive privilege or right enjoyed by a person or group occupying a particular rank or position.
It was her prerogative as leader to choose a successor. |
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Startling
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Surprising, amazing
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Decree
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Ruling, verdict, dictator’s announcement
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Paradigm
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Example, model, prototype
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serenity
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Tranquility, Calmness, Peace of mind, free of anxiety
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complacency
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Self satisfaction
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