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20 Cards in this Set
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ATROPHY
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a wasting of the body; degeneration as from disuse
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QUAGMIRE
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a situation which is difficult to get out of; a soft area of land that yields under foot, like a bog;
synonyms: predicament, dilemma, quandary, scrape, jam |
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VINDICATE
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free from blame; liberate
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ATTENUATE
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to weaken; to reduce in force or intensity
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DRIVEL
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silly meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense
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FUTILE
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useless; ineffective; unimportant
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AUGMENT
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increase; to make larger in size, number, strength, or extent
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INTERMITTENT
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alternately stopping and then starting again; sporadic
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STIFLE
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to suppress; to end by force; smother; put down
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DROLL
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amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous
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AUSPICIOUS
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fortunate; favorable; opportune
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DRONE
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to speak in a low monotonous tone; a remote controlled mechanism such as a radio-controlled airplane or boat
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STOIC
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emotionless; unmoved by joy or grief
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DUBIOUS
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doubtful
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DUPE
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a person who is easily fooled; to deceive or trick
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GARISH
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gaudy; tasteless, showy clothing or decorations
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STOLID
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unemotional; impassive; not easily stirred or moved mentally
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VIVACITY
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liveliness; spirited
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BALK
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hinder; thwart; to refuse to something specific
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BANE/BANAL/BANALITY
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person or thing that ruins or spoils
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