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31 Cards in this Set
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abhorrent
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in conflict, utterly opposed, loathsome, repugnant
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abhor
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utterly detest, loathe, hate
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously, warn of a fault, caution
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admonition
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gentle warning, friendly reproof
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell, delicious
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confine
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shut up, imprison, keep in narrow cramped quarters
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confinement
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imprisonment
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decade
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period of ten years
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detonate
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explode with suddenness and violence, cause to explode
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detonation
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explosion
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only, fleeting, transitory, short-lived
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated, credulous
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gull
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deceive, cheat
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haggle
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dispute or argue over a price in a petty way, bargain, wrangle
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immerse
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1. plunge or place into liquid, dip
2. engross, absorb |
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immersion
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state of being deeply engrossed, absorption
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insomnia
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inability to sleep, abnormal wakefulness
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insomniac
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person suffering from insomnia
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lapse
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1. slip error, accidental mistake
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lapse
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cease being in force, become invalid
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probe
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critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity, investigation
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prober
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investigator
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render
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hand down officially, deliver, give
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rendering
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presentation, interpretation
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repast
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food for one occasion of eating, meal
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replenish
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bring back to condition of being full, refill
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score
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group or set of twenty, twenty
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snub
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act of instance of snubbing, rebuff, slight, insult
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snub
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treat with disdain or contempt, slight
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suture
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strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body, also, stitch made with such material
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unwittingly
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unintentionally, by accident, inadvertently
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