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20 Cards in this Set
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abhor |
to regard with horror |
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accede |
to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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amend |
to change in format way; to change for the benefit |
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brandish |
to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
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buffet |
to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly |
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commodious |
roomy, spacious |
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deft |
skilful, nimble |
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discern |
to see clearly; recognize
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extirpate |
to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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implicate |
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inopportune |
coming at the bad time; not appropriate |
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inter |
to bury; to consign to oblivion |
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ominous |
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle |
a high peak or point |
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reprehensible |
deserving blame or punishment
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somber |
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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supple |
bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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suppress |
to stop by force, put down |
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venal |
open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
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waive |
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily; defer |
