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20 Cards in this Set
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Animosity
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(n) strong dislike or hatred
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Apathy
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(n)the feeling of not being interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things
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Apprehensive
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(adj) worried or nervous about something that you are going to do, or about the future
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Commend
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(v) to praise or approve of someone or something publicly
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Compatible
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(adj) able to exist or be used together without causing problems
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Condolence
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(n) sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died
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Consecrate
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(v) to officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes
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Decrepit
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(adj) old and in bad condition
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Deride
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(v) to make remarks or jokes that show you think someone or something is silly or useless
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Ingenuous
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(adj) simple, trusting, and honest
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Multifarious
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(adj) of many different kinds
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Obsolete
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(adj) no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented
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Omniverous
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(adj) an animal that is omnivorous eats both meat and plants
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Parsimonious
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(adj) extremely unwilling to spend money
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Quandary
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(n) a difficult situation or problem, especially one in which you cannot decide what to do
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Recalcitrant
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(adj) refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished
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Reprisal
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(n) something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you
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Revel
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(v) to spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party (n) a party or celebration
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Stultify
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(v) to make so boring that you feel as though you are losing your ability to think
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Suave
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(adj) polite, confident, and relaxed, sometimes in an insincere way
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