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20 Cards in this Set
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amplify
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(v) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder...
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armistice
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(n) a temporary peace, halt in fighting
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arrogant
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(adj) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
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bland
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(adj) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste
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disclaim
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v) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to
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epoch
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(n) a distinct period of time, era, age
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estrange
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(v) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation, to remove or keep at a distance.
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gratify
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(v) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor
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infinite
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(adj) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit; the idea of infinity
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irascible
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(adj) easily made angry, hot-tempered
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kindred
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(n) a person's relatives; a family relationship;
(adj) related by blood; like, similar |
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naive
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(adj) innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of wordly knowledge and experience.
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niche
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(n) a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing
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obliterate
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(v) to blot out completely, destroy utterly
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ramshackle
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(adj) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky
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ransack
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(v) to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder
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rote
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(n) unthinking routine, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something;
(adj) based on a mechanical routine |
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solvent
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(adj) able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances
(n) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens(paint thinner is a solvent) |
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tedious
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(adj) long and tiresome
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vendor
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(n) a person who sells something
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