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51 Cards in this Set
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to change without fault or offense; accuse
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indict
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to scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand
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chide
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Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet
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placidly
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containing no matter; empty
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void
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something useful or valued
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commodity
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A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
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mentor
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to cause to wither or waste away
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atrophy
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Extremely confused or disordered
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chaotic
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To show to be false
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belie
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An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely
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epidemic
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Someone who does not believe in a god
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atheist
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To bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception)
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perpetrate
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Disrespectful
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irreverent
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An achieved level; status
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stature
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Having a self-confident air; brisk
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jaunty
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Sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others
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tact
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The act of uttering; vocal expression
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utterance
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impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent
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indelible
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Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance; indifference
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apathy
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Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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notorious
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To wave or swing vigorously; thrash
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flail
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Unreasonable irritable or ill-tempered
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petulant
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Lacking energy or vitality; weak
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languidly
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A place, scene or state of uproar and confusion
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bewilder
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Stubbornly unyielding
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adamant
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to accept or comply passively
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acquiesce
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having a self-confident air
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jaunty
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a confused mass or mixture
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chaos
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anger aroused by something unjust or mean
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indignation
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to cause to experience shame or humiliation; humiliate
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mortify
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impossible to appease or satisfy
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implacable
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having an unknown name
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anonymous
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to speak of as small or unimportant
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belittle
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to cut or break off
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sever
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to estimate the quality, amount, size or other features
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appraise
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to inflict punishment on
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chastise
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act of convicting of a crime
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conviction
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characterized or favoring absolute obedience to authority
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authoritarian
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to pass beyond the limits of
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transcend
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the state of being empty or deserted; lonely
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desolation
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sharp and severe
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acute
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mild and pleasant
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balmy
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serenely deliberate; calm
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sedate
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to become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation
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emaciated
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producing abundant work or results
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prolific
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lasting or enduring
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abiding
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a jumble of loud, discordant sounds
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din
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inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient
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deficient
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expressed or performed with emphasis
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emphatically
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insignificant, not related to the matter at hand
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irreverent
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the period needed for returning to health after illness
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convalescence
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