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20 Cards in this Set
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acrimonious
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(adj) stinging,bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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(adj) resembling cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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consternation
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(n) dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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(adj) fat; having a large, bulky body
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disavow
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(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
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despassionate
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(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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dissipate
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(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander. to be extravagent in pursuit of pleasure
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expurgate
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(v) to remove pbjectionable passages or words from a writter text; to cleanse, purify
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gauntlet
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(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of me; armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced o run between them; an ordeal
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hypothetical
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(adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
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ignoble
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(adj) mean, low, base
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impugn
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(v) to cal into question; to attack as false
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inteperate
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(adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
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odium
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(n)hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
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perfidy
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(n) faithlessnes, treachery
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relegate
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(v0 to place in lower osition; to assign, reffer, turn over; to banish
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squeamish
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(adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; exessivly fastidius or refined
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suvservient
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(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient, serving to promote some end
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susceptible
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(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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