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BOX 30 Flashcards

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vigilance

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watchfulness

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vigor

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active strength

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vignette

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picture; short literary sketch

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vilify

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slander

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vindicate

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clear of charge

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vindictive

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revengeful

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vintner

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winemaker; seller of wine

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viper

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poisonous snake

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virile

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manly

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virtual

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in essence; for practical purposes

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virtue

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goodness

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virtuoso

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highly skilled artist

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virulent

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extremely poisonous

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virus

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disease communicator

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visage

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face; appearance

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visceral

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felt in one’s inner organs

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viscid

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adhesive; gluey

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vise

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tool for holding work in place

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visionary

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produced by imagination

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vital

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vibrant and lively; critical

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vitiate

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spoil the effect of; make inoperative

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vitreous

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pertaining to glass

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vitriolic

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corrosive

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vivacious

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lively and animated; sprightly

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vivisection

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act of dissecting living animals

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vixen

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female fox; ill-tempered woman

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vociferous

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clamorous; noisy

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vogue

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popular fashion

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volition

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act of making a conscious choice

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voluble

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fluent; glib

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voluminous

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large; bulky

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voluptuous

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gratifying the senses

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voracious

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ravenous

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vortex

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whirlwind

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vouchsafe

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guarantee; grant condescendingly

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voyeur

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peeping Tom

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vulnerable

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susceptible to wounds

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vulpine

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fox-like

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39
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waffle

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speak equivocally about an issue

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waft

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moved gently by wind or waves

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waggish

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mischievious; humorous

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waif

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homeless child or animal

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43
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waive

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give up temporarily; yield

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wallow

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roll in; indulge in

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wan

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pale; sickly; pallid

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wane

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grow gradually smaller

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wangle

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wiggle out; fake (wangle an invitation)

48
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wanton

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unrestrained

49
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warble

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sing; babble

50
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warranty

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guarantee; assurace by seller

51
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warren

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horizontal tunnels made by rabbits; crowded consitions in which people live

52
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wastrel

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profligate

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wax

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grow; increase

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waylay

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ambush

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wean

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accustom a baby not to nursel give up a cherished activity

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weather

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endure the effects of weather

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welt

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mark from beating or whipping

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welter

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turmoil; bewildering jumble

59
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welter

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wallow

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wheedle

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cajole; coax

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whelp

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young dog; fox; tiger etc.

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whet

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sharpen; stimulate

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whiff

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puff or gust; hint

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whinny

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neigh like a horse

65
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whit

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smallest speck

66
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whittle

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pare; cut of bits; chip away

67
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whorl

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ring formation

68
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willful

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intentional; headstrong

69
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wily

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cunning; artful

70
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wince

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shrink back; flinch

71
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windfall

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unexpected lucky event; fallen fruit

72
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winnow

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separate good from the bad

73
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winsome

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agreeable; gracious; engaging

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wispy

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thin; slight; barely discernable

75
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wistful

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vaguely longing; sadly pensive

76
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withdrawn

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introverted; remote

77
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wither

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shrivel; decay

78
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witless

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foolish; idiotic

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witticism

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witty saying; facetious remark

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wizardry

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sorcery

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wizened

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withered

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wont

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custom; habitual procedure

83
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worldly

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not spiritual

84
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wrangle

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quarrel

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wrath

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anger; fury

86
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wreak

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inflict

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wrench

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pull; strain; twist

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wrest

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pull away; take by violence

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writ

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written command issued by a court

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writhe

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squirm; twist in coils

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wry

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twisted; with a humorous twist

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wake

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trail of ship or other object through water; path of something which has gone before

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wanderlust

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strong longing to travel

94
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withold

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refuse to give

95
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withstand

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successfully resist

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woe

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inconsolable grief

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xenophobia

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fear or hatred of foreigners

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yen

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longing; urge

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yeoman

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middle-class farmer (owning a small estate)

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yield

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amount produced

101
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yield

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give in; surrender

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yoke

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join together; unite

103
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yokel

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country bumpkin

104
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yore

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time past

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zany

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crazy; comic

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zeal

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eager enthusiasm

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zenith

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summit; point directly overhead in the sky

108
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zephyr

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gentle breeze

109
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cognitive dissonance

A

the state of having inconsistent thoughts

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