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100 Cards in this Set
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abject (adj.)
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degraded, base
Syn: wretched,miserable |
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agnostic (n)(adj.)
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one who believes that nothing can be known about God
without faith Syn: doubter |
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complicity (n)
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involvment in wrongdoing
Syn:connivance |
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derelict (n) (adj.)
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something that is abandoned
left abandoned Syn:vagrant, remiss |
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diatribe (n)
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bitter verbal attack
Syn: harangue |
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effigy (n)
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a crude image of a despised person
Syn: figure |
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equity (n)
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the state of being fair
Syn: justice, fairness |
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inane (adj.)
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silly, empty in value
Syn: vapid, idiotic |
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indictment (n)
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the act of accusing
Syn:charge |
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indubitable (adj)
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certain
Syn:unquestionable |
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intermittent (adj)
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sporadic
Syn: fitful, random |
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moot (adj) (v) (n)
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open to debate, to bring up 4 discussion, law case argued by students
Syn:debatable, broach |
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motif (n)
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principle idea
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neophyte (n)
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beginner
Syn: tenderfoot, tyro |
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perspicacity (n)
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keenness in observing
Syn:acuity,acumen |
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plenary (adj)
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complete in all apsects
Syn: unlimited |
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surveillance (n)
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a watch kept over a person
Syn:observation,scrutiny |
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sylvan (adj)
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pertaining to characteristics of a forest
Syn:forested, arcadian |
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testy (adj)
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easily irrated
Syn: irritable, peevish |
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travesty (n) (v)
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a grotesque inferior imitation, to ridicule by imitating in a broad fashion
Syn: burlesque, parody |
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allay (v)
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to calm
syn:redule,alleviate |
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bestial (adj)
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beastlike
Syn:animal,depraved |
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convivial (adj)
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festive, sociable
Syn:fun-loving |
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coterie (n)
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a circle of acquantances
Syn: clique, set |
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counterpart (n)
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a person or thing closely resembling another
Syn:match |
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Demur (v) (n)
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to object, an objection
Syn: protest |
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effrontery (n)
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shameless boldness
syn: gall, chutzpah, nerve |
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embellish (v)
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to decorate
syn:ornament |
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ephemeral (adj)
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last only a short time
syn:fleetings, transient |
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felicitous (adj)
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appropiate, apt
syn: fortunate, well-put |
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furtive (adj)
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done slyly
syn: clandestine, covert |
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garish (adj)
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glaring,overdecorated in a vulgar way
syn: gaudy, flashy |
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illusory (adj)
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misleading, deceptive
Syn: specious, spurious |
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indigent (adj)
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needy
syn:penniless, destitute |
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inordinate (adj)
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far too great
syn:exorbitant, extravagant |
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jettison (v)
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to cast overboard
syn: cast off, discard |
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misanthrope (n)
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a person who hates people
syn: people-hater |
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pertinacious (adj)
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very persistant
syn:stubborn, dogged |
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picayune (adj)
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of little value/importance
syn:inconsequential, piddling |
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raiment (n)
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clothing, garments
syn: apparel |
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allege (v)
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to assert w/o proof
syn:claim,contend |
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arrant (adj)
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thoroughgoing, out and out
syn:egregious,unmitigated |
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badinage (n)
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light/playful conversation
syn:banter, persiflage |
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concillate (v)
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to overcome the distrust of
syn:placate, mollify |
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countermand (v)
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to cnacel or reverse one order of command with another that is contrart to the 1st
syn:recall, revoke |
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echelon (n)
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one of a series of grades in an organization of field on activity
syn:level, rank |
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exacerbate (v)
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to make more violent
syn:aggravate, worsen |
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fatuous (adj)
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stupid in a selfish way
syn:silly,vapi,inane |
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irrefuatable (adj)
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impossible to disprove
syn:indisputable,undeniable |
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juggernaut (n)
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a massive force
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lackadaisical (adj)
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lacking spirit/intrest
syn:listless,indolent |
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litany (n)
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a prayer with God in it
Syn:rigmarole,catalog |
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macabre (adj)
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grisly,gruesome
syn:grotesque, grim |
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paucity (n)
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an inadequate quanitity
syn:lack |
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portend (v)
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to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen
syn:bode, fortell |
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raze (v)
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to tear down
syn:pull down, demolish |
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recant (v)
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to withdraw a statement/belief to which one has previously been commited
syn:repudiate, disavow |
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saturate (v)
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to soak thoroughly
syn:permeate, drench |
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saturine (adj)
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of a gloomy disposition
syn:sullen,morose |
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slough (v) (n)
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to cast off, a mire, a state of depression
syn:shed,slog |
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acclamation (n)
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a shout of welcome
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bucolic (adj)
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country side
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calumniate (v)
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to slander
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chary
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extremly cautious
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collusion
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a secret agreement
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dilettante
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a dabbler in the arts, superficial
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imperturbable
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not easily excited
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increment
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an enlargement
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mandate
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an authoritative commant, to issue such an order
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paltry
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insignifigant
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst/spasm
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pedantry
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a display of knowledge (pays attention to rules)
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peregrination
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traveling
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redolent
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fragrant
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refulgent
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shining
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shibboleth
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a word/expression that distingushies a person from all others
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tyro
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beginner
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unremitting
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not stopping
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vacillate
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to swing indecisively from one idea to another
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vituperativ
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harshly abusive
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askance
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with suspicion
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attenuate
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to make thin/slender/weak
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benign
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gentle,forgiving,understanding
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cavil
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to find fault;tivial objection
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charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge or abiltity
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decimate
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to kill/destroy
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foible
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a weak point
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forgo
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to do w/o, abstain from
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fraught
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full/loaded with
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inure
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to toughen/harden
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luminous
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emitting of reflecting light
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obsequious
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marked by slavish attentiveness
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obtuse
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blunt, not coming to a point
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oscillate
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to swing back and forht with a steady rhythm
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penitent
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regretful for ones sins
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peremtory
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having the command that leaves no opportunity for debate
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rebuff
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to drive away, rejection
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reconnoiter
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make an inspection
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shambles
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slaughterhouse/mass bloodshed
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sporadic
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occuring at random times
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