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124 Cards in this Set
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beatitude
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a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessiing
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beatitude
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s. bliss
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beatitude
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s. rapture
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beatitude
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a. misery
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beatitude
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a. despair
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bete noire
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someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids
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bete noire
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s. pet peeve
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bete noire
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s. bugbear
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bete noire
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s. nemesis
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bete noire
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s. Caitlin Elliot
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bete noire
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a. pet
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bete noire
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a. idol
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bode
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to be an omen of; to indicate by signs
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bode
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s. presage
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bode
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s. augur
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bode
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s. foreshadow
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dank
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unpleasantly damp or wet
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dank
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s. clammy
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dank
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s. moist
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dank
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s. soggy
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dank
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a. dry
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dank
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a. arid
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dank
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a. parched
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dank
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a. desiccated
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ecumenical
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worldwide or universal in influence or application
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ecumenical
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s. general
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ecumenical
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s. comprehensive
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ecumenical
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a. parochial
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ecumenical
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a. regional
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ecumenical
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a. insular
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fervid
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burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated
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fervid
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s. ardent
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fervid
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s. zealous
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fervid
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s. earnest
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fervid
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a. apathetic
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fervid
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a. indifferent
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fervid
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a. cool
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fervid
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a. blase
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fetid
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having an unpleasant or offensive odor
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fetid
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s. smelly
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fetid
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s. putrid
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fetid
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s. noisome
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fetid
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s. foul
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fetid
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s. malodorous
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fetid
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a. fragrant
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fetid
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a. aromatic
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fetid
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a. perfumed
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fetid
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a. sweet
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gargantuan
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of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious
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gargantuan
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s. huge
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gargantuan
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s. colossal
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gargantuan
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s. mammoth
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gargantuan
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s. gigantic
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gargantuan
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a. tiny
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gargantuan
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a. minuscule
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gargantuan
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a. infinitesimal
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gargantuan
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a. dwarfish
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heyday
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the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years
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heyday
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s. golden age
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heyday
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a. formative years
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heyday
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a. twilight years
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heyday
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a. decline
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heyday
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a. formative years
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incubus
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a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare
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incubus
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s. hobgoblin
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incubus
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s. millstone
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incubus
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s. burden
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infrastructure
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a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations
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infrastructure
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s. base
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infrastructure
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s. basis
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infrastructure
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s. underpinning
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infrastructure
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a. superstructure
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inveigle
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to entice, lure, or snare by flattery or artful inducements; to obtain or acquire by artifice
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inveigle
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s. induce
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inveigle
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s. beguile
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inveigle
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s. cajole
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inveigle
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s. wheedle
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kudos
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the acclaim, prestige, or renown that comes as a result of some action or achievement
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kudos
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s. glory
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kudos
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s. praise
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kudos
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s. accolades
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kudos
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a. boos
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kudos
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a. disapproval
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kudos
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a. condemnation
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lagniappe
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an extra or unexpected girf or gratuity
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lagniappe
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s. bonus
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prolix
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long-winded and wordy; tending to speak or write in such a away
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prolix
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s. verbose
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prolix
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s. garrulous
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prolix
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a. terse
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prolix
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a. laconic
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prolix
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a. succinct
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prolix
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a. pithy
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protege
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someone whose welfare, training, or career is under the patronage of an influential person; someone under the jurisdiction of a foreign country or government
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protege
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s. ward
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protege
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s. charge
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protege
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s. disciple
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protege
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s. trainee
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protege
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a. sponsor
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protege
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a. mentor
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protege
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a. benefactor
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prototype
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an original pattern or model; a primitive or ancestral form
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prototype
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s. archetype
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prototype
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a. copy
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prototype
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a. imitation
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sycophant
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someone who attempts to win favors or advance him or herself by flattery or servile behavior; a slanderer, defamer
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sycophant
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s. yes-man
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sycophant
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s. toady
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sycophant
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s. yes-man
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sycophant
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s. toady
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sycophant
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s. flunky
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sycophant
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s. flunky
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sycophant
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s. bootlicker
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sycophant
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s. bootlicker
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tautology
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needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy
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tautology
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s. pleonasm
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tautology
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needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy
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truckle
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to yield or submit tamely or submissively
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truckle
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s. kowtow
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truckle
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s. stoop
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truckle
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s. grovel
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truckle
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a. resist
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truckle
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a. defy
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truckle
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a. stand up to
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