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30 Cards in this Set
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Exonerate |
to clear from an accusation or from blame |
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Despicable |
contemptible; deserving to be despised |
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Heinous |
to hate; shockingly evil; abominable |
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Premonition |
forewarning; previous warning or notice; anticipation of an event without conscious reason |
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Indolent |
Lazy; idle; slow to develop or heal; averse to exertion |
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Phlegmatic |
Intrepid coolness; not easily excited; slow to respond; impassive |
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Lethargic |
abnormal drowsiness; the state of being lazy or indifferent; sluggish; listless |
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Diatribe |
a bitter or violent attack in speech or writing; an angry criticism or denunciation |
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Choleric |
easily moved to passion or anger; hot-tempered; driven; irascible |
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Cynic |
one who believes human conduct is wholly motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human nature |
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Sanguine |
having a bodily temperament and conformation marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness |
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Hedonist |
pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life -- to the exclusion of other good qualities. Morals of an Alley Cat! |
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Malinger |
to pretend illness or incapacity so as to avoid duty or work; indolent |
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Miser |
one who lives miserably in order to hoard his wealth; stingy |
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Pacifist |
opposition to war or violence to settle disputes; refusal to bear arms on religious grounds |
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Philanthropist |
good will to fellowmen; active effort to promote human welfare; benevolence |
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Pragmatist |
practical; a practical approach to problems -- to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters |
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Renegade |
a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
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Reprobate |
unworthy or evil; depraved; morally abandoned |
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Rogue |
idle, wandering person; vagabond; knave; scoundrel; scamp; dishonest; unprincipled person |
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Sage |
wise, prudent, an herb, a grayish green color |
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Stalwart |
valiant, resolute, unwavering person, sturdy |
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Virtuoso |
one who excels in the technique of an art... esp. a musical performer |
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Zealot |
ardent fervor; willing to die for the cause |
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Acquit |
to set free or discharge completely; especially in court |
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Codicil |
a legal instrument/document modifying an earlier will - update |
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Injunction |
a writ granted by a court of equity requiring a party to do or refrain from a doing a specific act |
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Jurisprudence |
a system of laws; department of law; science or philosophy of law |
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Perjury |
False swearing; violation of an oath by knowingly swearing to what is untrue |
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Diefy |
to make a god of..., to take as an object of worship |
