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30 Cards in this Set
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n. an intense dislike
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antipathy
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v. to make clear
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elucidate
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adj. likely to happen; threatening
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imminent
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adj. common, ordinary
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banal
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adj. stubborn; hardheaded
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obdurate
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v. to read carefullly; scrutinize
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persue
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n. a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion
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bedlam
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n. wealthy; richness
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affluence
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adj. coarsely abusive; vulgar
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scurrilous
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n. a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
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parody
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adj. hard working; diligent
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sedulous
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adj. burdensome; heavy; hard to endure
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onerous
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adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amoral
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v. to keep away from; to avoid; to shun
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eschew
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n. an outsome; result
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denouement
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adj. skillful; clever
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adroit
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adj. visible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
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adj. foolish; inane
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fatuous
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adj. pertaining to cows or cattle
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bovine
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v. to search or drive out
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ferret
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n. a phony attitude; pose
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affectation
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n. a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral
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knell
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n. a division into two parts
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dichotomy
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adj. young and inexperienced
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callow
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adj. using few words; short; concise
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laconic
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n. an essential quality
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quiddity
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adj. evident or obvious
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patent
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n. a minor offense; a misdeed
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peccadillo
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adj. wise; having keen perception and sound judgement
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sagacious
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v. to make an excuse for
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rationalize
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