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33 Cards in this Set
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alter
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other
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altruism
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ob
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against
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obsequies
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sequ
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follow
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obsequies
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ex
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out
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exodus
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pend
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hang
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pensive
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und
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wave
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undulate
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amat
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love
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amiable
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xero
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dry
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serene
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sed
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sit
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sedate
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de
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down
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condescend
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nihil
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nothing
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nihilism
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ism
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doctrine
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nihilism
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inter
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between
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interstice
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ate
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cause
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undulate
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ab
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away
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abate
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full of
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obsequious
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fid
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faith
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perfidy
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con
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together
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condescend
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altruism
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concern for others
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It is altruism and not egocentrism that denotes the hero
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obsequies
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funeral ceremonies
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Nothing disturbed the solemnity of his obsequies
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exodus
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a departure
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The exodus of refugees streamed out of the war zone
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pensive
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sadly thoughtful
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From Brutus's pensive silence, Portia knew something was wrong
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salubrious
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healthful
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They stood on the plunging deck, and took the salubrious salt air
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demure
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modest or affectedly modest
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Becky Sharp's demure act fooled the men, not the women
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undulate
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to wave
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The water's gentle undulations foreshadowed the approaching storm
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amiable
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friendly
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The amiable mediocrity was ineffective in his position
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abate
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to lessen
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When the waters abated, Pharaoh's army was drowned
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serene
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clear and calm
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His peace of mind was echoed in the serenity of the sky
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obsequious
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servile
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Katherine was no obsequious lickspittle to Petruchio-far from it
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sedate
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calm
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He fled from his neurotic theology to the sedate reflection of Buddhism
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condescend
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lower oneself
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Darcy condescended to Elizabeth, to his later regret
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nihilism
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belief in nothing
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The city was paralyzed by riots and nihilists' bombs
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interstice
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small space
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The creature peeked through the interstice at the unsuspecting family
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