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20 Cards in this Set
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abysmal.
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(adj.) extreme; low; immeasurably deep or great
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adamant.
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(adj.) hard and inflexible; unyielding
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anachronism.
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(noun) something out of place for its time
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antipathy.
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(noun) aversion; dislike
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apostate.
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(noun) one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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approbation.
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(noun) an act of approving formally or officially
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appropriate.
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(transitive verb) take for one's own use, acquire, set aside
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apropos.
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(adj.) being both relevant and opportune
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arabesque.
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(noun) a complex, ornate design; a dance position
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arrant.
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(adj.) in every way, being completely such
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assiduous.
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(adj.) diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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attenuate.
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(trans. verb) make thin. weaken, enervate
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audacious.
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(adj.) daring, bold
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aver.
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(trans. verb) affirm, assert, prove, justify
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beatify.
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(trans. verb) to bless, make happy, or ascribe a holy virtue to; regard as saintly
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boisterous.
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(adj.) loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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cadge.
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(trans. verb) to beg, to get by begging
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castigate.
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(trans. verb) to chastise, correct by punishing.
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consequential.
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(adj.) pompous, self important; having consequence, important; following as a result, or being an effect of some cause.
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contentious.
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(adj.) quarrelsome; competitive; quick to fight; pugnacious
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