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23 Cards in this Set
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abstinence
(abstain) |
self restraint
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notorious
(notoriety) |
widely but unfavorably known
infamous |
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philanthropies
(philanthropist) |
goodwill to others
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hedonistic
(hedonist) |
living a life of pleasure or self indulgence
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incendiary
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causing or deigned to cause fires
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convivial
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social, jovial
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xenophobic
(xenophobia) |
having a fear or hatred of foreigners
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repugnant
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distasteful
offensive disagreeable |
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conflagration
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a lage destructive fire
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automaton
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a person acting in a mechanical way
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apathetic
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indifferent
unemotional |
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dilapidation
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the condition of falling to pieces
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razed
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completely destroyed to the ground
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compelling
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forceful
demanding attention |
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cremate
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to burn a body after death
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refugee
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one who flees to escape danger
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inconsolable
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incapable of being comforted
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moribund
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approaching death
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disheveled
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marked by disorder or dismay
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capricious
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sudden
unpredictable |
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verdancy
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green vegetation
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unanimous
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total agreement
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exhilarate
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to make cheerful
enliven excite |
