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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate |
make better |
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Capitulate |
surrender; give in to |
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Desecration |
spoiling something holy |
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Exonerates |
acquits; absolves; removes blame |
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Impoverished |
destitute; poor |
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Lukewarm |
1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold |
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Ossify |
1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
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Preclude |
prevent or make impossible |
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Sanctimonious |
hypocritically holy |
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Tumult |
uproar; noise |
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Amelioration |
improvement |
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Carping |
constant criticism |
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Desist |
stop; discontinue; cease |
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Exorcism |
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons) |
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Impromptu |
unrehearsed; spontaneous |
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Lummox |
clumsy person |
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Ostentatious |
showy |
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Precocious |
developing early |
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Sanction |
give approval to |
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Turpitude |
depravity |