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31 Cards in this Set
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(followed by to) in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome; repugnant; odious; abominable
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abhorrent
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utterly detest; loathe; hate
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abhor
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reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution
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admonish
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gentle warning; friendly reproof
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admonition
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious; like the food of the gods; heavenly
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ambrosial
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shut up; imprison; keep in narrow, cramped quarters
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confine
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imprisonment
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confinement
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period of ten years
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decade
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explode with suddenness and violence; cause (something) to explode
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detonate
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explosion
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detonation
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lasting one day only; fleeting; transitory; short-lived; transient
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ephermeral
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easily deceived or cheated; credulous
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gullible
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deceive; cheat
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gull
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dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle
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haggle
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plunge or place into a liquid; dip; duck; engrosse; absorb
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immerse
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state of being deeply engrossed; absorption
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immersion
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inability to sleep; abnormal wakefulness; sleeplessness
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insomnia
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person suffering from insomnia
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insomniac
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slip; error; accidental mistake; trivial fault
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lapse
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cease being in force; become invalid
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lapse
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critical inquiry into suspected illegal activity; investigation
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probe
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investigator
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prober
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hand down officially; deliver; give
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render
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presention; interpretation
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rendering
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food for one occasion of eating; meal
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repast
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bring back to condition of being full; refill
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replenish
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group or set of twenty; twenty
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score
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act or instance of (treating with contempt) ; rebuff; slight; insult
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snub
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treat with disdain or contempt; slight
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snub
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strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also, stitch made with such material
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suture
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unintentionally; by accident; inadvertently; unknowingly
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unwittingly
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