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50 Cards in this Set
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renounce
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to formally reject of give up
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swagger
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to walk in a bold, showy manner
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raucous
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harsh sounding
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insolent
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rude
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imminent
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likely to happen soon
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endeavor
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an attempt; to attempt
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tumult
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chaotice uproar
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resilient
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able to "bounce back"
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savor
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to enjoy slowly
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quaver
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to tremble
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temperament
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one's usually way of being
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correlate
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to show the realtionship between
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paradox
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to seemingly contradictory statement
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cavernous
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large,dark and hollow;cave-like
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wary
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cautious
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stagnant
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to beocme still or dull
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primeval
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of the earliest times
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subliminal
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below the threshold of consciousness
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genial
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friendly
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emanate
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to radiate outward
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dire
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serious
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fervent
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passionate
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ardor
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passion
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boisterous
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rowdy
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paraphernalia
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accessories;related materials
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perfunctory
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barely acceptable; in a way to "just get it done"
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lapse
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a break; a fall away froma moral state; to break or fall
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petulant
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whiny
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defiant
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boldy resistant
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ardent
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passionate
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condone
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to approve of, often by not directly disapproving
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elude
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to escape
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futile
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useless
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debacle
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total disaster
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indolent
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lazy
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palpable
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able to be touched or felt
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tangible
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able to be touched or felt
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empathy
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ability to understand and identify with another's emotions
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sadism
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cruelty or delight in another's pain
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naive
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innocent; not worldy
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bitgot
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one who rejects anyone else's ideas
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subservient
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lowly; giving into another's commands
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impassive
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without emotion
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adversary
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enemy or opponent
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noble
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having high rank or moral standing
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bait
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to draw into an arguement
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tentative
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not fully worked out, hesitant
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appraise
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to estimate the value of
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indignant
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angry at a perceived injustice
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degenerate
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to break down
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