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20 Cards in this Set
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abhor (v)
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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amend (v)
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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buffet (v)/(n)
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly/a slap or blow
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chaos (n)
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a great confusion, disorder
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commodious (adj)
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roomy, spacious
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corrosive (adj)
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eating away gradually; acid-like; bitterly sarcastic
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discern (v)
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to see clearly, recognize
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extant (adj)
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still existing; not exterminated, destoryed, or lost
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implicate (v)
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to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter (v)
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to bury
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martinet (n)
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate (v)
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove or dispose of
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renegade (n)/(adj)
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw/traitorous; unconventional
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reprehensible (adj)
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deserving blame or punishment
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somber (adj)
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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid (adj)
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filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent (adj)
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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vociferous (adj)
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loud and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous (adj)
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive (verb)
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to do without; give up
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