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20 Cards in this Set
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Raze
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verb: to tear down completely; to destroy
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Rebuff
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verb: to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back
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Recalcitrant
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adj: refusing to obey rules or follow orders; unmanageably resistant
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Recluse
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noun: a person who lives alone, away from others
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Redundant
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adj: wordy; exceeding what is necessary or normal; lavish; overflowing
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Refurbish
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verb: to freshen or polish again; to make like new
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Rejuvenate
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verb: to make young or fresh again
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Relegate
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verb: to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish
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Relic
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noun: a thing or part that remains from the past; something kept as sacred because it belonged to a saint
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Remorse
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noun: a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done
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Restive
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adj: fidgety, characterized by restlessness
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Ribald
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adj: crude, offensive; coarse
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Risible
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adj: inclined to, arousing, or provoking laughter
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Saccharine
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adj: overly sweet; phony sweet
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Sacrosanct
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adj: sacred; absolutely not to be violated
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Salvo
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noun: a volley of fire; a spirited verbal attack
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Sanctimonious
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adj: fake deviousness; hypocritical righteousness
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Sanguine
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adj: healthy, optimistic; hopeful, cheerful
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Sardonic
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adj: sarcastic; derisively humorous; mocking
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Saturnine
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adj: sullen, gloomy, surly; slow to act or change
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