Group 18 Flashcards by Cory Olsen | Brainscape

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Benevolent

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kindly

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Contrition

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sorrow and repentance

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Embezzle

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defraud; steal

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Guile

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cunning; craftiness

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Jingoistic

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extremely patriotic; nationalistic

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nonchalance

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an appearance of indifference

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phlegmatic

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calm; imperturbable

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redress

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put right something that was wrong

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surreptitiously

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secretly; furtively; stealthily

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wily

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cunning

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bening

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kindly; harmless

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contumacious

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stubborn

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embroil

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involve in hostility or argument

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guileless

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frank; straight forward; honest

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jocular

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in a joking manner

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nondescript

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having no special features; dull and ordinary

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pillage

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plunder

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redundant

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unnecessary;superfluous

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susceptible

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vulnerable

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wispy

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flimsy; frail; delicate

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benignity

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compassion; gentleness; fondness

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contusion

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a bruise

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emerge

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come out; appear

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gullibility

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unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled

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jollity

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gaiety; happiness

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nonentity

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a person of no importance; not famous

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pinnacle

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topmost point

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referendum

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public vote

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suspect

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doubtful