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35 Cards in this Set
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To settle securely
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ensconced
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doing or inclined to do good
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benevolent
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one who believes that all people have selfish motives
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cynical
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involving or calling for much hard work
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laborious
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harsh; absolute, and unfair rule by a king or another ruler; complete control
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tyranny
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a person who dissents; a person who differs in opinion
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dissentients
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superior to all
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preeminent
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vigorous
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vivacious
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stubbornly set to an opinion or course of action
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obstinate
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mysterious; having a hidden or ambiguous meaning
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cryptic
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tireless
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indefatigable
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a concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct
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maxim
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the act or process of propelling
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propulsion
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easy to work with
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tractable
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incapable of being repressed or affected
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irrepressible
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characterized by or bringing on ignominy, shameful
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ignominious
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occurring after one's death
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posthumously
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a cover-up
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pretext
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to examine carefully
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canvassing
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dirty
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sordid
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capable of producing crops
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arable
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acting between two people
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intermediary
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at right angles
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perpendicularity
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intense ill will
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malignity
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to surrender unconditionally
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capitulated
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with out expectations or conditions
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categorically
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something given or inflicted
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retribution
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about to happen
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impending
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the act of plotting
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machinations
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to criticize severely
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censured
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to try again
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conciliatory
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retired because of age
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superannuated
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holding an indicated position, role, and office currently
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incumbent
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permission to do a certain task
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licence
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a witty remark or comment
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bon mot
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