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35 Cards in this Set
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ODIOUS
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deserving or causing hatred.
highly offensive, disgustiong |
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DUBIOUS
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doubtful
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PARSIMONIOUS
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frugal or stingy. Avaricous
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STRIDENT
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making or having harsh sound
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NOISOME
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offensive or dusgusting, as an odor
harmful or injurious to health |
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INDEMNITY
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Protection against loss
legal exemption from penalties |
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ORATION
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a formal public speech
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EFFUSIVE
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unduly demonstrative, lacking reserve
pouring out, overflowing |
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MUNIFICENT
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very generous
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DISSOLUTE
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indiferent to moral restraints
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IMPEDE
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obstruct. hinder
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DISCOMFIT
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to confuse and deject
foil |
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GALL
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impudence. effrontry
bitterness of spirit |
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BELEAGUER
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to surround or beset, as with troubles
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SUPINE
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inactive, impassive, inert
lying on the back. face or front upward |
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CONSUMMATE
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to bring to a state of perfection. to fuflill
complete or perfect |
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TURBID
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not clear. as in vision
confused, muddled |
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CLEAVE
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to adhere closely. stick
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VERACITY
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truthfulness
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STRATEGEM
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a plan, or a trick
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DIAPHANOUS
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very sheer and light. almost completely transparent or translucent
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VERBIAGE
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overabundance or superfluity of words.
verbose |
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PROFLIGACY
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shameless dissoluteness
recklace extravagance great abundance |
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TYRO
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beginner in learning anything. novice
also tiro |
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VITRIOLIC
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very causitc. scathing. as in criticism
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ARIA
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an air or melody
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SUCCOR
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to help. relief. aid. assistance
a person or thing that gives help to help |
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INCULCATE
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to cause or influence someone to accept an idea opr feeling.
to implant by repeated statement or admonition |
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PILFER
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to steal, in small quantities
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CARAPACE
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a chitinous or boney shield covering an animal. such as a turtle shell
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CHRYSALIS
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hard shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly
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DISCOMMODE
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to cause inconvenience to. bother. disturb. trouble
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IMAGO
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an adlut insect
an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained through adult life |
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OBLIGE
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to require or constrain. as by law, command, conscience,or force of necessity.
to place under debt of gratitued. to put one in debt of gratitude as by favor or accomodation |
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FATALISM
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the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable. submission to fate
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