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20 Cards in this Set
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Roster
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any list, roll or register
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Stunted
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slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development
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Atrophy
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degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse
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Maim
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to impair, make essentially defective
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Ameliorate
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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve
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Cynic
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a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested point of view
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Unctuous
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characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner
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Benevolent
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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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Subservient
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serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
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Iniquity
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gross injustice or wickedness
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Largess
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generous bestowal of gift
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Criterion
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a standard of judgement or criticism
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Repent
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to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct
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Mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify, appease
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Mercenary
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working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal
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Pariah
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an outcast
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Aloof
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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart
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Pragmatic
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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Vestige
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a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
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Guise
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general external appearance; aspect; semblance
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