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20 Cards in this Set
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Animosity
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Noun
Hostility; a feeling or spirit of hostility and resentment |
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Apathy
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Noun
1. Lack of enthusiasm or energy 2. Emotional emptiness |
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Apprehensive
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adj.
Fearful; worried that something bad will happen |
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Commend
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Verb
1. Praise somebody or something 2. Prove something worthwhile |
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Compatible
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adj.
1. Harmonious 2. Able to be used with something |
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Condolence
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Noun
Sympathetic word, card, or message |
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Consecrate
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Verb
1. Declare a place holy 2. Dedicate to specific purpose |
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Decrepit
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adj.
old and in poor condition |
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Deride
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Verb
To ridicule; laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous
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adj.
1. Innocent and unworldly 2. Seeming honest |
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Multifarious
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adj.
Diverse |
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Obsolete
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adj.
1. Not used anymore 2. Out of date |
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Omnivorous
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adj.
1. Eating many foods 2. Interested in a range of things |
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Parsimonious
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adj.
Frugal; ungenerous; stingy |
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Quandary
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Noun
Dilemma |
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Recalcitrant
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adj.
1. Resisting control 2. Hard to do or handle |
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Reprisal
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Noun
1. Retaliation in war 2. Strong or violent retaliation |
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Revel
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Verb- to enjoy or to be at a party
Noun- celebration |
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Stultify
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Verb
1. Diminish interest 2. Make somebody seem stupid |
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Suave
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Verb
Charming |
