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15 Cards in this Set
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Antipathy
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an intense dislike
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Elucidate
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to make clear
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Imminent
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likely to happen; threatening
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Banal
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common, ordinary
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Obdurate
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stubborn; hardhearted
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Peruse
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to read carefully; scrutinize
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Bedlam
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a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion
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Affluence
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wealth; richness
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Scurrilous
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coarsely abusive; vulgar
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Parody
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A work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
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Sedulous
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hard working; diligent
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Onerous
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burdensome; heavy; hard to endure
Syn: crushing; distressing |
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Amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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Eschew
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to keep away from; to avoid; to shun
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Denouement
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an outcome; result
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