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14 Cards in this Set
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deleterious
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(adj) harmful, injurious, detrimental, baneful, pernicious
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contiguous
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(adj) side by side; touching; adjoining
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absolve
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(verb) to clear from blame or responsibility; exonerate; acquit; exculpate
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decry
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(verb) to speak out against strongly and openly; denounce
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implicit
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(adj) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubt or reservations; tacit
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debacle
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(noun) an overwhelming defeat or rout; disaster; cataclysm
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dais
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(noun) a platform raised above the floor at one end of the a hall or room, as for seats of honor; rostrum
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clangor
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(noun) a loud ringing sound (the suggestion is always disturbing)
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enhance
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(verb) to raise to a higher degree, to increase the value or desirability; augment; strengthen
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extenuate
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(verb) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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cupidity
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(noun) an eager desire for something; greed; avarice; avidity
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exude
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(verb) to ooze out; discharge through the pores; emanate; manifest
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enthrall
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(verb) to captivate, charm, or hold spellbound; rivet; enrapture
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caricature
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(noun) a representation (usually a drawing) in which the subject's salient features are deliberately exaggerated
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