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36 Cards in this Set
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Become better make better improve enhance.
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ameliorate
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improvement
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amelioration
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keep from waste loss or decay
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conserve
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preservation from loss injury or waste
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conservation
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one who advocates the conservation of natural resources
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conservationist
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injury damage or something that causes it disadvantage
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detriment
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harmful damaging
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detrimental
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introduced from another country foreign
strikingly unusual strange |
exotic
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lack of good sense foolish action or undertaking
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folly
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in an earlier period previously
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formerly
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preceding previous
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former
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peaceable or friendly relations accord agreement tranquility concord
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harmony
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friendly amicable
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harmonious
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refuse to take notice of disregard
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ignore
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ignorant stupid person dunce dolt dullard nincompoop
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ignoramus
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something that hinders or obstructs hindrance obstacle
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impediment
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interfere with or slow the progress of hinder obstruct
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impede
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disposed to avoid exertion lazy idle lethargic
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indolent
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idleness laziness
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indolence
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes left complete or entire uninjured
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intact
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not binding in law having no force or effect void nugatory
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invalid
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abolish annul
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invalidate
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sickly or disabled person
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invalid
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not producing or tending to produce cancer
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non carcinogenic
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unduly sparing in the spending of money stinginess misery tightfisted
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parsimonious
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stinginess
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parsimony
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destroy utterly by tearing down demolish level
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raze
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inclined to be silent or secretive uncommunicative reserved
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reticent
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restraint in communicating
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reticence
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withdraw from active duty or business
go to bed |
retire
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answer reply sharply or angrily
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retort
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quick witty or sharp reply answer
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retort
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation undermine
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subvert
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sabotage undermining
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subversion
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easily led taught or controlled yielding docile amenable
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tractable
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obedience
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tractability
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