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15 Cards in this Set
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ameiliorate |
to make something better
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baleful |
expressing hatred |
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berate |
to criticize vigorously |
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circumvent |
to avoid through craftiness |
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compunction |
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt |
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condone |
to overlook without punishment |
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diminutive |
very small |
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euphism |
a polite term to avoid the directly naming something considered offensive |
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expendable |
able to be discarded or replaced |
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heresy |
expression of unacceptable views |
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infirmity |
pyshical or mental weakness |
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profane |
1. treat with scorn 2. disrespectful of sacred things 3. not connected with religion |
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recompense |
to pay or compensate or payment |
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repast |
food and drink, a meal |
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servitude |
a lack of freedom forced labor |
