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126 Cards in this Set
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munificent
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assist
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avaricious
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greedy
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penurious
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greedy
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venal
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greedy
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stoic
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indifferent
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propitiate
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satisfy, lessen
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torpor
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lethargic
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phlegmatic
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lethargic
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abeyance
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withdraw/retreat
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abjure
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withdraw/retreat
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abnegation
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withdraw/retreat
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abrogate
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withdraw/retreat
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decamp
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withdraw/retreat
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recant
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withdraw/retreat
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recidivism
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withdraw/retreat
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renege
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withdraw/retreat
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rescind
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withdraw/retreat
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indubitable
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truth
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probity
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truth
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verity
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truth
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acerbic
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biting
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caustic
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biting
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mordacious
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biting
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rancorous
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biting
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stultify
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weaken
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rarefy
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weaken
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baleful
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harmful
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baneful
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harmful
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inimical
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harmful
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injurious
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harmful
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minatory
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harmful
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pernicious
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harmful
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timorous
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timid
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pusillanimous
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timid
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diffident
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timid
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craven
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timid
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implacable
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stubborn
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intractable
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stubborn
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intransigent
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stubborn
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obstinant
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stubborn
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pertinacoius
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stubborn
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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untoward
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stubborn
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callow
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beginning/young
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inchoate
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beginning/young
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churlish
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hostile
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irascible
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hostile
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compendious
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terse
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laconic
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terse
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taciturn
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terse
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credulous
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inexperienced
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abet
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assist
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solipsism
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a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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arcane
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difficult to understand
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enigmatic
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difficult to understand
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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obscure
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difficult to understand
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opaque
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difficult to understand
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rarefied
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difficult to understand
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turbid
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difficult to understand
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bachanalian
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debauchery
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carousal
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debauchery
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depraved
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debauchery
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iniquity
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debauchery
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libertine
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debauchery
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libidinous
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debauchery
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licentuous
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debauchery
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reprobate
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debauchery
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ribald
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debauchery
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ribald
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debauchery
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salacious
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debauchery
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sordid
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debauchery
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lascivious
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debauchery
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astute
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smart/learned
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canny
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smart/learned
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erudite
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smart/learned
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perspicacious
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smart/learned
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aspersion
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criticize
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calumny
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criticize
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castigate
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criticize
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decry
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criticize
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excoriate
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criticize
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gainsay
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criticize
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impugn
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criticize
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inveigh
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criticize
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lambaste
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criticize
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obloquy
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criticize
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opprobrium
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criticize
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rebuke
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criticize
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remonstrate
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criticize
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reprehend
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criticize
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revile
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criticize
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vituperate
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criticize
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fulminate
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criticize
loudly attack, explode |
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accolade
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praise
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aggrandize
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praise
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extol
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praise
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eulogize
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praise
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venerate
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praise
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indigent
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poor
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impecunious
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poor
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penury
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poor
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vitiate
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weaken, impair, to debase
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stalwart
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strong unwavering (as in support, assisting)
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insiduous
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harmful, gradually adding up, as in a disease
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)
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encomium
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praise
glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; |
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espouse
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assist
to take up and support as a cause : become attached to |
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pillory
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criticize
a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
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refractory
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stubborn
: resisting control or authority : STUBBORN, UNMANAGEABLE 2 a : resistant to treatment or cure |
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esurient
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poor
HUNGRY, GREEDY |
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fealty
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truth
1 a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b : the obligation of such fidelity 2 : intense fidelity |
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countenance
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assist
2 a : calm expression b : mental composure 5 : bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support |
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dissipated
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debauchery
squandered 1 : to break up and scatter or vanish 2 : to be extravagant or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; especially : to drink to excess |
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turpitude
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debauchery
inherent baseness : DEPRAVITY ; |
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reprobate
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debauchery
foreordained to damnation b : morally corrupt : DEPRAVED 3 : expressing or involving reprobation to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil |
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renitent
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stubborn
: resisting physical pressure |
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mainstay
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assist
1 : a ship's stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast 2 : a chief support |
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incipient
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beginning/young
beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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inexorable
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stubborn
not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty |
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truculent
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hostile
1 : feeling or displaying ferocity : CRUEL, SAVAGE 2 : DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE 3 : scathingly harsh : VITRIOLIC |
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perfidious
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harmful
1 : feeling or displaying ferocity : CRUEL, SAVAGE 2 : DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE 3 : scathingly harsh : VITRIOLIC |
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asperity
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biting
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