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10 Cards in this Set
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adherent |
sticking fast to an object or surface. someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas. |
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adversity |
difficulties; misfortune. |
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advocate |
a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. publicly recommend or support |
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disdain |
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. consider to be unworthy of one's consideration. |
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disclose |
make (secret or new information) known. allow (something) to be seen, especially by uncovering it. |
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Ephemeral |
lasting for a very short time. lasting for a very short time. |
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Expedient |
(of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral. a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral. |
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rigorous |
extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate. (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to. (of a person) adhering strictly or inflexibly to a belief, opinion, or way of doing something. |
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submissive |
ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive. |
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obdurate |
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |
