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15 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate, to detest
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berate
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scold sharply
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caustic
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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debacle
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a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall or defeat
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efficacy
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effectiveness, efficiency
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fallacious
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based on error
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gregarious
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sociable, seeking or enjoying the company of others
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harrow
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to distress, create stress or torment
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imperative
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urgent, essential
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innocuous
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causing no harm
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morose
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sullenly melancholy; gloomy
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mundane
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typical of this world; secular
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paradigm
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a model, example, or pattern
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qualm
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an uneasy feeling about the rightness of a course of action
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rancorous
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bitter, long lasting resentment; deep seated ill will
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