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40 Cards in this Set
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Ratify |
Approve formally |
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Predator |
A person or organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage |
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Predecessor |
Former occupant of a past post |
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Inherent |
Firmly established by nature or habit |
Violence is inherent in our society |
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Ingenious |
Clever, resourceful |
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Rectify |
Set right, correct |
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Negate |
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Negate |
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Negate |
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Advlation |
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Adversary |
Opponent |
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Induce |
Persuade , bring about, to persuade or influence sb to do sth |
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Compile |
Gather, assemble |
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Provincial |
Pertaining |
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Esoteric |
Hard to Understand |
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Esoteric |
Hard to Understand |
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Vigor |
Active strength |
Seventy year old jack has the vigor of a man in his prime |
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Buttress |
Support, prop up |
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Scanty |
Insufficient, meager, too little in amount |
Details of his life are scanty |
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Comprehensive |
Thorough, inclusive, complete |
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Usurp |
Seize another's power or rank |
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Replete |
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Pacifist |
One opposed to force, Antimilitaris |
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Renounce |
Abandon, disown |
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Renounce |
Abandon, disown |
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Scrupulous |
Extremely thorough, conscientious |
He was scrupulous in all his business dealings |
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Vacilliate |
To keep changing your opinion or thoughts about sth, waver, fluctuate |
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Inert |
Inactive, lacking power to move |
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Profusion |
Excess, a very large quantity of sth |
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Nonchalance |
Casual, behaving in a calm and relaxed way |
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Coalesce |
Combine, fuse, to come together to form a large group |
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Saturate |
Soak thoroughly, to make sth completely wet |
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Pariah |
Social outcast |
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Acrid |
Sharp, bitterly, having a strong bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant |
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Commemorate |
Honor the memory of |
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Idiosyncracy |
Individual trait, usually odd in nature |
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Parody |
Humorous imitation |
It is a parody of horror film |
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Parody |
Humorous imitation |
It is a parody of horror film |
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Scrutinize |
Examine closely and critically |
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Concede |
Admit, yield |
Mark refused to concede that Monica was right |
