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49 Cards in this Set
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intuition
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n. instinct
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apprehensiveness
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fearfulness
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floundered
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v. to struggle with clumsily
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inundation
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n. a flood; overwhelming event
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surfeit
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n. excess; overabundance
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dearth
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xxx. lack of
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scarcity
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xxx. not enough of
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prodigality
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n. the state of being huge
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safeguard
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n. a measure to ensure the safety of something
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fostering
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v. promoting
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embodying
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v. possessing the quality of
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regimen
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n. a prescribed set of activities
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acclimate
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v. to adjust to
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eschew
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v. to reject
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infuse
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v. to inject with
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affiliations
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n. groups / persons you are associated with
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tramway
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n. crude railway of wooden tracks
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obscurity
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n. cannot be seen; hidden
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garnered
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v. to gain
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extroverted
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xxx. interested in talking with and being around others
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reclusive
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xxx. not socializing or being around society
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sardonic
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xxx. scornful; mocking
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cynical
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xxx. not believing in anything; sarcastic
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bountiful
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xxx. having plenty of
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quintessential
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xxx. that quality which defines something
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rife
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xxx. having a lot of
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promulgate
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v. make known by open declaration
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laud
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v. to praise
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cogitate
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v. to think hard and ponder
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commemorate
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v. to mark an in celebration of
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tenable
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xxx. plausible
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sanction
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v. to penalize
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substantiated
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v. to support
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indubitable
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xxx. without a doubt
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specious
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xxx. possible but not true
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ingenuous
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xxx. innocent; naïve
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hybridization
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n. combining of different parts
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vigorous
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xxx. energetic and strong
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virile
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xxx. potent
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traits
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n. characteristics
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quinine
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n. white, bitter alkaloid
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enthralled
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xxx. fascinated
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contempt
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n. hold in low regard
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painstakingly
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adv. with great attention to detail
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meticulous
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xxx. with great attention to detail
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reluctance
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n. not wanting to do something
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luminous
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xxx. shining
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exasperation
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n. frustration
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contention
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n. a statement put forth as true
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