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37 Cards in this Set
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become better; make better; improve; enhance;
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ameliorate
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improvement
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amelioration
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keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
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conserve
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preservation from loss, injury, or waste
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conservation
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one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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conservationist
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injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage
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detriment
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harmful; damaging
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detrimental
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introduced from another country, foreign
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exotic
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strikingly unusual; strange (2)
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exotic
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lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
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folly
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in an earlier period; previously
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formerly
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preceding; previous
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former
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peaceable or friendly relations; accords; agreement; tranquility; concord
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harmony
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friendly; amicable
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harmonious
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refuse to take notice of; disregard
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ignore
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ignorant, stupid period; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop
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ignoramus
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something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle
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impediment
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interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct
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impede
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disposed to avoid exertion; lazy; idle; lethargic
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indolent
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idleness; laziness
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indolence
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire; uninjured
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intact
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not binding in law; having no force or effect; void; nugatory
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invalid
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abolish; annul
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invalidate
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sickly or disabled person
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invalid
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not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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noncarcinogenic
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unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserly; tightfisted
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parsimonious
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stinginess; parsimonious
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parsimony
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destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level
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raze
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inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative; reserved
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reticent
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restraint in communicating
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reticence
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withdraw from active duty or business, go to bed
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retire
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answer; reply sharply or angrily
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retort
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quick, witty, or sharp reply; answer
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retort
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overturn or overthrew from the foundation; undermine
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subvert
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sabotage; undermining
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subversion
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easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable
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tractable
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obedience
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tractability
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