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15 Cards in this Set
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Pander
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to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
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otiose
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useless; futile
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puerile
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childish; juvenile
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aleatory
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dependent on luck or chance
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asperity
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roughness or harshness; severity
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renunciation
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rejection; refusal to acknowledge
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unimpeachable
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unquestionable; beyond doubt
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inveigh
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to disapprove angrily; to protest
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lionize
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to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
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allay
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to relieve; to alleviate
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Vitiate
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to corrupt morally; to contaminate
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
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exegesis
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an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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profligate
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wasteful and immoral
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