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47 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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outright
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straightforward
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condescend
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to speak down to as a parent to a child
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cynicism
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belief that people always act selfishly
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begrudge
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to envy the good fortune of another
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elongate
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stretch
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encompass
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include
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volatile
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likely to change suddenly or unexpectantly
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overarching
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encompassing everything
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superstition
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belif of something not real, like magic
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brackish
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distasteful and unpleasant
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saline
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salt level
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prevail
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predominate - to be the largest in number or most important
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irksome
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boring
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viable
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feasable
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incessant
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careless
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solitude
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state of being alone
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gregarious
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sociable
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amenable
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willing to be led
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terse
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concise
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testy
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short-tempered
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avarice
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greedyness for wealth
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cantankerous
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ill humored
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demean
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humiliate
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underscore
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emphasize
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hitherto
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untill now
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reciprocal
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mutual, exchangable
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impartial
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unbias
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compassionate
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feeling of symphathy and sadness for the suffering
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dismiss
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put away from consideration
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chauffeur
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driver
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annul
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make void -> cancel
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stymie
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present an obstacle
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uphold
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support and maintain
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spurious
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false, counterfeit
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conscientious
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careful
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pristine
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primitive, unspoiled
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redeem
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to make something or someone seem less bad
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hallowed
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blessed
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bland
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mild, soothing
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eclectic
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multifarious
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invidious
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likely to cause unpleasant
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impromptue
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without preparation
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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reticence
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uncommunicativeness
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sanguine
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cheerful
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sap
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diminish
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic
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