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154 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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make better; improve
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detriment
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injury; damage; 'a detriment to your health'
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folly
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foolishness; foolish action or undertaking
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impediment
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something that hinders/obstructs
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indolent
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lazy
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invalid
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not binding in law
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noncarcinogenic
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non-cancer-producing
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parsimonious
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stingy; cheap
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raze
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demolish
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reticent
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uncommunicative; inclined to be secretive or silent
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subvert
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overthrow from the foundation; undermine
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tractable
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easily led, taught, or controlled; docile
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ebullient
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very enthusiastic; exuberant
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exhort
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urge; advise strongly
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gall
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annoy; irritate mentally
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inane
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lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly
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indemnify
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compensate for loss, damage, or injury
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Occident
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west; countries of America and Europe
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peruse
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read; study
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scuffle
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struggle at close quarters; wrestle
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spurn
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thrust aside w/ disdain or contempt; reject
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stipend
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fixed pay for services; salary
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tepid
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lukewarm
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wager
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risk (something) in a bet
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wane
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decrease in power or size
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abhorrent
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(followed by 'to') loathsome; abominable
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously; caution
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only; short-lived
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haggle
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dispute or argue over price; bargain
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immerse
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1. plunge or place into a liquid; dip
2. engross; absorb |
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insomnia
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inability to sleep
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lapse
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1. slip; error; trivial fault
2. interval |
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probe
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critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity
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render
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hand down officially; deliver (as a verdict)
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repast
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meal
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score
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group or set of 20
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snub (n)
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(n) rebuff; insult
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suture
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strand or fiber used to sew parts of living body
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acquit
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1. relieve from an accusation; pronounce not guilty
2. perform one's part |
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consign
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give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; temerity
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forbearance
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refraining; leniency, patience
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hamper
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interfere with; hinder; impede
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nettlesome
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irritating; causing annoyance
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oblivious
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(followed by 'of') forgetful; not aware
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prodigious
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extraordinary in amount or size
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residue
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whatever is left after a part is taken, disposed of, or gone
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salutary
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favorable to health; curative
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scrutinize
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examine very closely; inspect
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supersede
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force out of use; replace
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unruffled
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not upset or agitated; calm
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withdraw
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1. take back; remove
2. draw back; retreat |
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blissful
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very happy
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buoyant
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1. cheerful
2. able to float |
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complacent
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too pleased with oneself, unaware of the dangers; self-satisfied
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conviviality
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sociability
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elation
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euphoria
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frolic
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play and run about happily
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jubilation
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rejoicing; exultation
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supersede
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fource out of use; replace
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unruffled
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calm; unflustered
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unwieldy
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hard to wield because of size or weight
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withdraw
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1.take back; remove
2.retreat |
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bliss
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perfect happiness
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blithe
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1. merry; joyous
2. heedless; neglectful |
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buoy
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keep afloat; raise the spirits of
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking w/ friends; sociable
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delectable
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very pleasing; delightful
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ecstasy
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state of overwhelming joy
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elated
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in high spirits; joyful
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gala
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characterized by festivity
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jocund
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merry; cheerful
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jubilant
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showing great joy; rejoicing
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ascetic
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shunning pleasures; self-denying
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chagrin (n)
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embarrassment; mortification
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compunction
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regret; remorse
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contrite
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showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing
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dejected
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sad; in low spirits; depressed
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disconsolate
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cheerless; inconsolable
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disgruntled
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in bad humor; displeased; discontented
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doleful
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causing grief or sadness; mournful
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glum
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moody; gloomy
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lament
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mourn; deplore
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maudlin
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weakly sentimental and tearful
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nostalgia
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homesickness
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pathos
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quality in events or art that arouses our pity
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pensive
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thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
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plight
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unfortunate state; predicament
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poignant
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painfully touching; piercing (figurative)
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sullen
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resentfully silent; glum; gloomy
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throes
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anguish; pangs
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burly
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stongly and heavily built (masculine)
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buxom
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plump and attractive (feminine)
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken (physical appearance)
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emaciated
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made unnaturally thin; abnormally lean because of starvation or illness
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haggard
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careworn; gaunt
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lank
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lean; ungracefully tall; lanky
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svelte
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slender; lithe
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blandishment
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word or deed of mild flattery
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cajole
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persuade by pleasant words; coax
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fulsome
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offensive because of insincerity;
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ingratiate
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work (oneself) into favor
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lackey
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follower who carries out another's wishes like a servant
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obsequious
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showing excessive willingness to serve
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sycophant
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parasitic flatterer
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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aviary
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place where birds are kept
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badger
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tease; annoy; nag
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halcyon
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calm; peaceful (not applied to living things)
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lionize
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treat as highly important
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menagerie
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place where animals are kept and trained
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molt
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shed feathers, skin, hair etc.
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ornithology
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study of birds
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parasite
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animal, plant, or person living on others
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scavenger
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animal or person removing refuse, decay, etc.
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antidote
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remedy for poison or evil
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astringent(adj)
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1. severe, stern
2. causing contraction |
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benign
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1. not dangerous
2. gentle; kindly |
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convalesce
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recover health after illness; recuperate
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lesion
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injury; hurt (skin or outer covering)
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malignant
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1. threatening to cause death
2. very evil |
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morbid
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1. gruesome
2. having to do with disease |
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regimen
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set of rules; especially to improve health
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salubrious
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healthful
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therapeutic
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curative
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toxic
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poisonous
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virulent
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1. extremely poisonous; deadly; venomous
2. very bitter |
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acclaim
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welcome with approval; applaud loudly
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eulogize
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praise; laud; glorify
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kudos
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fame or praise due to achievement
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laudable
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praiseworthy; commendable
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plaudits
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applause; enthusiastic praise
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derogatory
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expressing low esteem; belittling
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imputation
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charge, esp. an unjust or false charge; accusation
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libel
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false defamatory printed or written statement
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malign
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speak evil of
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slander
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false defamatory spoken statement
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stigmatize
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brand with a mark of disgrace
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banter
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playful teasing; joking
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caricature
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drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
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droll
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odd and laughter-provoking
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facetious
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1. in the habit of joking
2. said in jest without serious intent |
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flippant
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treating serious matters lightly
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harlequin
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buffoon; clown
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hilarity
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noisy gaiety; jollity; glee
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jocose
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given to jesting; playfully humorous
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levity
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lack of proper seriousness
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ludicrous
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exciting laughter; ridiculous
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parody
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humorous imitation
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sarcasm
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sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt feelings
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sardonic
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bitterly sarcastic
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satiric/satirical
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given to or expressing satire (language or writing that exposes follies by ridiculing them)
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travesty
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imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery
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