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15 Cards in this Set
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DERIDE
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to ridicule; to mock
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CENSURE
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to criticize sharply
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GAMBOL
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to frolic; to romp about playfully
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IMMOLATE
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to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
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RECONDITE
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difficult to understand; profound
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MARTINET
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a strict disciplinarian; taskmaker
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QUAGMIRE (GIGGITY!!!)
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a swamp; a difficult of inextricable situation
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GIBE
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to scoff; to ridicule
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AGAPE
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open-mouthed; surprised; agog
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CARCINOGEN
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causing cancer
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OLFACTORY
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pertaining to smell
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IMPERIOUS (OH NO, VOLDEMORT!)
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domineering; haughty
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GROTESQUE
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absurd; distorted
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NEOLOGISM
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a new word or expression
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HACKNEYED
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commonplace; overused
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