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36 Cards in this Set
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abscond
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to depart hastily and secretly, especially to escape law
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aquit
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to declare innocent, to absolve
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adulterate
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to cheapen by adding inferior ingredients; to corrupt
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alienate
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to make unfriendly; to estrange
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blaspheme
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to speak profanely of God or sacred things; to curse
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canonize
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to declare a dead person to be a saint
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canvass
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to go through a district asking for votes, opinions, or orders
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cauterize
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to sear with a hot iron, as to cure wounds
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condone
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to pardon or overlook a fault
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Decimate
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to kill many of
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deify
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to make a god of; to exalt and idolize
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disconcert
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to embarrass; to confuse; to upset
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disparage
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to belittle; to speak with contempt
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disseminate
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to scatter everywhere; to spread, as if snowing
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elucidate
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to make clear; to explain
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bungle
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to botch; to perform clumsily
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expurgate
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to remove obscene or objectionable matter; to purge
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extradite
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to return a fugitive to another state or nation
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haggle
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to argue in pretty gain about terms and prices
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heckle
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to harass with questions and sarcastic remarks
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immobilize
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to make unable to move; to fix in place
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impeach
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to accuse an official of wrongdoing
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intimidate
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to make timid; to control action by inducing fear
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laud
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to praise
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orient
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to adjust to a situation
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ostracize
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to exclude from society; to banish
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pander
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to help satisfy the base desires of others
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procrastinate
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to delay, postpone action
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prognosticate
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to predict; to foretell
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rant
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to speak wildly; to rave
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raze
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to tear to the ground; to demolish
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recant
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to renounce formally one's previous statements
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simulate
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to pretend; to imitate; to counterfeit
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slander
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to utter falsehoods injuring someone's reputation
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smirk
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to smile in a conceited and affected manner
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supersede
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to take the place of; to replace; to supplant
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