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20 Cards in this Set
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Acrimonious
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full of spite; bitter; nasty
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Adroit
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skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
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Benign
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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
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Bereft
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deprived or left desolate, especially through death
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Blithe
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carefree; cheerful
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Bucolic
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charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike
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Burlesque
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ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
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Cajole
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to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn't want to do
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candor
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truthfulness; sincere honesty
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caricature
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a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove a point
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catharsis
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purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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decorous
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proper; in good taste; orderly
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denizen
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inhabitant
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desiccate
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to dry out
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deride
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to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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dialectical
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relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes
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docile
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easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
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dubious
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full of doubt; uncertain
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