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20 Cards in this Set
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abet |
to aid or promote; to help |
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ablution |
washing or cleansing; especially one's body |
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brash |
rude, noisy, overbearing |
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cynical |
distrustful of human sincerity |
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deleterious |
harmful |
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dispensation |
exempt from a rule |
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fractious |
difficult to control; unruly |
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indelible |
can't be wiped out or cleaned |
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maladroit |
clumsy; unskillful |
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monolith |
a structure in stone formed of a single piece |
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nettle |
to cause sensations of uneasiness |
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pauper |
someone who is considered to be poor |
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perpetuate |
to cause something to continue |
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rancor |
resentment or bad feeling |
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ratify |
approve, consent |
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scythe |
a long curved blade for mowing |
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sibiliant |
made with a hissing sound |
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tenet |
a principle or belief; an opinion |
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variable |
having a tendency to change |
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whet |
to make keen or eager |
