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16 Cards in this Set
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amerliorate
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to make better
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sordid
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morally degraded, unethical
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vigil
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a purposeful period of sleeplessness
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vigilant
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argus-eyed, carefully observent or attentive, on the look out for possible danger
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vigilante
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person who takes the law into their own hand
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military
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or or relating to the study of the principle of warfare
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optimist
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a person disposed to take a favourable view of things
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dictator
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a ruler who is unrestricted by law
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dictionary
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a reference book containing an aphabetical list of words with infor about them
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narrator
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someone who tells a story
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fable
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a deliberate, false, or improbable account
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fabulous
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extremely pleasing
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postpone
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hold back to a later time
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posthumous
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occuring or existing after a person's death
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intermediate
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lying between two extremes in line,space or state
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mediate
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between two parties with a view to reconciling difference
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