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30 Cards in this Set
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corrupt
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Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
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abrupt
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Unexpectedly sudden
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erupt
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To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode
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rupture
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The process or instance of breaking open or bursting. The state of being broken open.
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genocide
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The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.
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infanticide
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The act of killing an infant.
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patricide
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The act of murdering one's father
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suicide
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The act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself
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astringent
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Medicine. Tending to draw together or constrict tissues
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constrict
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To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
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stricture
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A restraint, limit, or restriction
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stringent
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Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe
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carnivorous
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Flesh-eating or predatory
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devour
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To eat up greedily
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omnivorous
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Eating both animal and vegetable foods
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voracious
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Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
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convivial
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Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable
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revive
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To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate
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vivid
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Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant
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vivify
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To give or bring life to; animate
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vivisection
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The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
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contortionist
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One who contorts, especially an acrobat capable of twisting into extraordinary positions
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extort
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To obtain from another by coercion or intimidation.
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retort
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A closed laboratory vessel with an outlet tube, used for distillation, sublimation, or decomposition by heat; To present a counterargument to
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torsion
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The act of twisting or turning
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tortuous
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Not straightforward; circuitous; devious; Having or marked by repeated turns or bends
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fractious
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Inclined to make trouble; unruly. Having a peevish nature; cranky
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infraction
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The act or an instance of infringing; a violation
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refract
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To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction. To alter by viewing through a medium:
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refractory
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Obstinately resistant to authority or control. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat
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