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30 Cards in this Set
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impediment
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-noun
-obstruction; hindrance -obstacle -encouragement |
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impede
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-verb
-to retard in movement,progress -slow -advance |
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indolent
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-adjective
-slow and slothful -idle -active |
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indolence
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-noun
-state of being indolent -laziness |
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intact
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-adjective
-not altered, broken -complete |
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invalid
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-adjective
-void, without legal force -valid |
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invalidate
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-verb
-to render invalid; discredit -disprove -prove |
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invalid
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-noun
-an infirm or sickly person |
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noncarcinogenic
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-adjective
-not causing cancer -carcinogenic |
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parsimonious
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-adjuective
-frugal or stingy -covetous -generous |
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parsimony
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-noun
excessive frugality |
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raze
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-verb
-to tear down; demolish -destroy -create |
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reticent
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-adjective
-reserved -quiet -talkative |
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reticence
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-adjective
-reluctant, restrained -uncommunicative -voluble |
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retire
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-verb
-withdraw, go away, fallback -leave |
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retort
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-noun
-severe, incisive reply -retaliate |
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retort
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-verb
-to reply in a sharp way -retaliate |
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subvert
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-verb
-overthrow, undermine -upset |
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subversion
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-noun
-the act of overthrowing |
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tractable
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-adjective
-easly managed or controlled -governable -stubborn |
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tractability
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-adjective
-yielding |
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baffle
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-verb
-bewilder, confuse, perplex -thwart |
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baffling
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-verb
-to confuse; confusing |
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cinema
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-noun
-motion picture |
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cinematography
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-noun
-art of motion picture photography |
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despise
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-verb
-to regard with contempt, scorn -detest -admire |
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despicable
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-adjective
-deserving of scorn |
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ebullient
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-adjective
-overflowing with fervor -overflowing with enthusiasm |
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exaggerate
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-verb
-overstate -embellish -minimize |
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exaggeration
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-noun
-act of overstating |
