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20 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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Amend
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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Buffet
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to slap or cut of; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
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chaos
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great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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Martinet
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a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
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obviate
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to anticipate and prevent, to remove, dispose of
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Renegade
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one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
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Reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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Somber
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dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
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Squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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Turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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Vociferous
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loud and noisy, compelling attention
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Voluminous
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of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length
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Waive
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to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
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Corrosive
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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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extant
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
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implicate
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to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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