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50 Cards in this Set
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callous
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hardened, unfeeling
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camaraderie
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good-fellowship
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cant
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insincere, hypocritical speech; "pious talk", jargon of thieves
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carping
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finding fault
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caste
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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification, prestige
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caustic
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burning; sarcastically biting
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cessation
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stopping
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stratify
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to form or place in classes or layers; to classify
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chafe
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warm by rubbing; make sore
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chaff
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husks and stems left over when grain has been threshed; worthless, leftover by-products
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chagrin
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vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
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chary
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cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
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chastise
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punish physically; scold verbally
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chauvinist
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blindly devoted patriot
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clairvoyant
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having foresight; fortune teller
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clemency
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disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of weather
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clique
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small exclusive group
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coalesce
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combine; fuse
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cogitate
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think over
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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comely
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attractive; agreeable
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homely
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unattractive in appearance; simple but cozy and comfortable
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concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together
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condescend
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act conscious of descending to a lower level; patronize
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conflagration
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great fire
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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consolidation
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unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
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contagion
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infection
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contention
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claim; thesis
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contingent
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1. depend on; conditional
2. group that makes up part of a gathering |
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contrite
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penitent
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corroborate
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confirm; support
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covetous
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avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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criterion
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standard used in judging
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cull
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pick out; reject
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cursory
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casual; hastily done
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decorous
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proper
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defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority
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demean
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degrade; humiliate
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demur
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object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate
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demure
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grave; serious; coy
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dichotomy
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split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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diffident
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shy; lacking confidence; reserved
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dirge
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lament with music
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disconcert
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confuse; upset; embarrass
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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dissertation
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formal essay
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dissident
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dissenting; rebellious
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dogmatic
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opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal; stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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