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30 Cards in this Set
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Something or someone joined or added to something else but not essentially a part of it.
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Adjunct
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To give a false impression of; to contradict.
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Belie
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Great destrtuction of life; slaughter.
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Carnage
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A problem that seems to have no satisfactory solution; a difficult choice.
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Dilemma
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Differing from one antoher; having various or distinct parts.
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Diverse
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To get rid of; to uproot.
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Eradicate
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To ignore in a disrespectful or scornful way.
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Flout
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To sir up; to rouse; to instigate
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Foment
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An open revolt against legal authority; a rebellion.
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Insurrection
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Ordered by an authority; required.
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Mandatory
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To make or become less erious or severe; to ameliorate.
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Mitigate
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An effort to conceal the real intention or state of affairs; an excuse.
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Pretext
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Denoting a single person or thing, contrasted to more then one.
2. extraordinary; exceptional |
Singular
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Tending to cause sleepiness.
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Somnolent
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Strong; sturdy.
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Stalwart
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1. A depatrue from the norm or what is considered right, natural or normal; a flaw or defect.
2. The failure of a mirror or lens to reporduce an image in focus. |
Aberration
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Grown old; out-of date.
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Antiquated
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1. Of or relating to the skies or heavens.
2. Heavenly, divine; of the finest or highest kind. |
Celestial
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The state of being certain of the truth or rightness of somethihng.
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Certitude
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To distribute something or pay out money, especially from a public or other fund.
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Disburse
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1. A vast cluster of stars and other matter, billions of which makeup the known universe.
2. A group of brilliant or notable people or things. |
Galaxy
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Hard to manage, tame or control; stubbborn; not easily cured.
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Intractable
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1. A joining or coming together; the plae where such a connection occurs.
2. A point in time made critical by the timing of the circumstances. |
Juncture
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To place side by side.
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Juxtapose
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A large and violent whirpool or something resebling a whirpool.
2. A place or state of great turmoil or confusion |
Maelstrom
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Best or most favorable.
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Optiumum
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To expose to public scorn or contempt.
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Pillory
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To grow, expand, or multiply at a rapid rate.
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Proliferate
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Negligent; careless; lax.
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Remiss
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Marked by great strength, size, or influence.
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Titanic
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