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15 Cards in this Set

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ameliorate

(v) to make better; to become better; to improve
baleful

(adj.) expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous

berate

(v) to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently
circumvent

(v) to avoid through craftiness
compunction

(n) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
condone

(v) to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon by guilt

diminutive
(adj.) very small; tiny

euphemism

(n) a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considering offensive or unpleasant

expendable

(adj.) able to be used up and then discarded or replaced
heresy


(n) the expression of unacceptable views, especially those that are in conflicted with established religious teaching


infirmity

(n) physical or mental weakness or defect

profane

(v) to treat with scorn of irreverence
recompense

(v) to pay or recompensate
repast

(n) food and drinks; a meal
servitude

a lack of freedom; forced labor