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15 Cards in this Set
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callow
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young and inexperienced; immature
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contemporary
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a person living during the same period as another
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cynical
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doubtful of the sincerity of others; motivies; skeptical
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
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enunciate
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to pronounce clearly
2.) to state; to announce |
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impediment
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anything that gets in the way; an obsticale
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impoverish
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to make poor
2.) to take away |
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indolnet
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indulging in ease; avoiding exerion;lazy
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sagacious
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showing sound judgement; wise
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secular
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wordly; not connected with a church or religion
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speculate
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to think about or make guesses
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strife
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conflict or struggle
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venerate
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to show great respect for
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voracious
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revenous;desireing and eating large amounts of food
2.) greatly eager |
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wane
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to get smaller; dimmer, or weaker; near an end
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