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54 Cards in this Set
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impassioned
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Standing by, defending
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exhortation for, advocacy of
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Speech intended to persuade, support of
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Facing harsh criticism from the left and the right, the embattled governor nevertheless launched into an impassioned exhortation for her controversial budgetary decisions, which, she argued, were forced on the state by declining tax rolls.
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Palliation for
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Apology, excuse
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Promulgation of
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announcement
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redaction
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Revision, edits
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Curt, churlish
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Rude, discourteous
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The doctor's curt behavior was undoubtedly inappropriate given the sensitivity of the situation, and consequently, the patient wrote a scathing editorial in the newspaper about the medical clinic for which the doctor worked.
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circumspect
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Cautious, prudent
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zeitgeist
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Spirit of the time
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Diminutive
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Small, informal
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pugnatious
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Quarrelsome, combative nature, truculent
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shortcoming
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Weakness, bad feature
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pernicious
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Deadly, wicked
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The most pernicious race of little odious (hateful) vermin (rat) that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.
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severable
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Can be separated or subdivided
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severable
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Can be separated or subdivided
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benign
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harmless
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annihilate
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To destroy
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annihilate
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To destroy
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alleviate
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To provide relief
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abate
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To lessen
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abate
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To lessen
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marred
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spoiled
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As the conductor raised his baton, the expectant hush of the audience was marred by the crash of a metal garbage can being overturned in the lobby; nevertheless, he waved his arms outward, and the orchestra burst into beautiful melody.
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abate
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To lessen
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marred
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spoiled
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As the conductor raised his baton, the expectant hush of the audience was marred by the crash of a metal garbage can being overturned in the lobby; nevertheless, he waved his arms outward, and the orchestra burst into beautiful melody.
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bolstered
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Reinforced
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abate
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To lessen
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marred
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spoiled
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As the conductor raised his baton, the expectant hush of the audience was marred by the crash of a metal garbage can being overturned in the lobby; nevertheless, he waved his arms outward, and the orchestra burst into beautiful melody.
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bolstered
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Reinforced
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cacophony
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Harsh jarring sounds
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offset
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Counterbalance, counteract
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scrupulous
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Careful, precise
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To prepare for scrupulous data collection, you must consider two conditions that impact the accuracy of liquid levels in the pipettes: the liquid temperature must be the same as the temperature of the pipette and the surrounding air, and because air pressure decreases at higher altitudes, you must offset the geographic altitude of the lab.
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scrupulous
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Careful, precise
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To prepare for scrupulous data collection, you must consider two conditions that impact the accuracy of liquid levels in the pipettes: the liquid temperature must be the same as the temperature of the pipette and the surrounding air, and because air pressure decreases at higher altitudes, you must offset the geographic altitude of the lab.
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credulous
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gullible
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repudiate
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Reject, deny
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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vehemently
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Very emotional, angry
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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vehemently
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Very emotional, angry
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harrowing
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Disturbing
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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vehemently
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Very emotional, angry
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harrowing
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Disturbing
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Draconian
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Unusually severe or cruel
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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vehemently
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Very emotional, angry
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harrowing
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Disturbing
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Draconian
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Unusually severe or cruel
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incongruous
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Out of order
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In an ironic turn of events, Maximmilian who during the French Revolution had vehemently lobbied for the execution of alleged enemies of the state, was himself beheaded. His distractors declared it a just end for one who had sent hundreds of people to the guillotine.
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Impinged upon
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To encroach, have an effect upon
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vehemently
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Very emotional, angry
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harrowing
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Disturbing
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Draconian
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Unusually severe or cruel
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incongruous
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Out of order
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In an ironic turn of events, Maximmilian who during the French Revolution had vehemently lobbied for the execution of alleged enemies of the state, was himself beheaded. His distractors declared it a just end for one who had sent hundreds of people to the guillotine.
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beleaguered
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Best by troubles
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