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21 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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to repeal, cancel
annul, revoke reaffirm, renew, ratify |
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ambient
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completely surrounding, encompassing
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asperity
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roughness, severity, bitterness or tartness
rigor softness, lenience |
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burnish
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to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish
shine, buff tarnish, dull, abrade |
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cabal
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a small group working in secret
clique, ring, gang |
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delectable
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delightful, highly enjoyable, deliciously flavored
delicious, scrumptious repugnant, repulsive, distasteful |
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deprecate
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to belittle, to express mild disapproval
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detritus
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loose bits or pieces that cause disintegration or wearing away
debris, wreckage, riuns, rubble |
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ebullient
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overflowing with excitement or enthusiasim
exhilarated, elated, exuburent gloomy, morose, sullen |
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources, one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
selective, synthetic uniform, monolithic |
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flaccid
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limp, not firm, lacking in vigor or effectiveness
soft, flabby hard, firm, solid |
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impecunious
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having little or no money
penniless, impoverished, indigent affluent, wealthy, prosperpous, rich |
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inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding
inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate avoidable, yielding, pilant |
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moribund
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dying, on the way out
obsolescent flourishing, thriving |
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necromancer
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magician or wizard, one who claims to see or influence the future, especailly with communicating with the dead
sorcerer, conjurer |
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onerous
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burdensome, invovling hardship or difficulty
opressive, weighty light, easy, undemanding, untaxing |
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rife
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common, prevalent, wdiespread, plentiful, abundant, abounding
devoid of, lacking |
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rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first
fundamentals, basics |
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sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose
seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
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winnow
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to get rid of something unwanted, to sift through to find something disireable
sift, strain, filter, sort |
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vocab
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unit 11
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