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32 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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To become better; make better; improve
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Amelioration
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Improvement
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Conserve
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Keep from waste, loss, or decay; save
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Detriment
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Disadvantage
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Detrimental
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Harmful; Damaging
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Exotic
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Foreign; Strange
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Folly
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Lack of good sense; foolish action
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Formerly
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Earlier Period; Previously
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Former
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Preceding; Previous
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Harmony
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Peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility
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Harmonious
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Friendly; Amicable.
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Ignore
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Refuse to take notice of; Disregard.
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Ignoramus
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Ignorant, stupid person; dunce
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Impediment
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Something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance; obstacle.
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Impede
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Interfere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct
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Indolent
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Disposed to avoid exertion; lazy, idle.
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Indolence
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Idleness; laziness
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Intact
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Untouched by anything that damages or diminishes; left complete or entire.
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Invalid
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Having no force or effect; void
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Invalidate
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Abolish
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Invalid
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Sickly, disabled person
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Noncarcionogenic
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Not producing cancer
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Parsimony
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Stinginess
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Raze
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Destroy by tearing down; demolish, level to the ground.
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Reticent
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Inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative
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Reticence
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Restraint in communicating
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Retire
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Withdraw from active duty or business; go to bed.
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Retort
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Answer; reply sharply or angrily; or a quick witty sharp reply.
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Subvert
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Overturn or overthrow from foundation; undermine.
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Subversion
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Sabotage; undermining
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Tractable
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Easily led, taught, or controlled;
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Tractability
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Obedience
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