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100 Cards in this Set
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adorn
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decorate
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embroider
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decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
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n garnish
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decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
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s fringe
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decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
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n wane
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decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
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edict
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decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
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n ordain
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
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ordinance
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decree; authoritative order
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consecrate
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dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
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infer
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deduce; conclude; N. inference
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n ignominy
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deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
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n tureen
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deep dish for serving soup
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s grudge
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deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
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s coma
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deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
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remorse
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deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
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profound
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deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity
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ingrained
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deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
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inveterate
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deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old
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slander
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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous
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libel
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defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
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discredit
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defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
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n foil
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defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
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rampart
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defensive mound of earth
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s feebleminded
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deficient in intelligence; very stupid
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n sully
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defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
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n mulct
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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
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unfrock
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defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
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debase
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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
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n crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited
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s retard
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delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
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n belated
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delayed
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dilatory
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delaying; tending to delay
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calculated
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deliberately planned; likely
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n filigree
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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
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n finesse
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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
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s dainty
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delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
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s choice
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delicate; of very fine quality
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s exquisite
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delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
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n cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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hallucination
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delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
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s exact
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demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
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n peremptory
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demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock
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laborious
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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n disavowal
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denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
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centigrade
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denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
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panoramic
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denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area
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n inveigh
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denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
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n gainsay
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deny
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atheistic
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denying the existence of God; N. atheism
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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exodus
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departure (of a large number of people)
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n contingent
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dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
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s bearing
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deportment; connection
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n turpitude
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depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude
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n bereaved
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deprived of (someone beloved through death)
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n bereft
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deprived of (something valuable); lacking
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n devolve
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deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
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s taunt
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deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
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deducible
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derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
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s derivation
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deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
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n posterity
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descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
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lineage
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descent; ancestry
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sacrilegious
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desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
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n forsake
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desert; abandon; renounce
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n renegade
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deserter; traitor; ADJ.
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defection
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desertion
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n comeuppance
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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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s merit
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deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
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n retribution
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deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back
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culpable
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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reprehensible
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deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame
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n venerable
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deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get
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s reverend
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deserving reverence; N: priest
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s monogram
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design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
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n invidious
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designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
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s crave
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desire; want intensely
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s vile
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despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander
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annihilate
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destroy
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raze
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destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
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obliterate
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destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village
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n defoliate
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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
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corrode
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destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
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n holocaust
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destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
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carnage
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destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
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demolition
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destruction; V. demolish
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s scion
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detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
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resolution
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determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose
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resolve
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determination; resolution; firmness of purpose
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predetermine
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determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
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n canvass
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determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
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bent
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determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
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n dogged
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determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
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loathe
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detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
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n odium
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detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)
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depose
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dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
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ravage
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devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
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n swerve
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deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
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