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15 Cards in this Set
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Curtail (verb) |
to cut short
interrupt stall abridge |
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Discriminate (verb) |
to distinguish as different |
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Espionage (noun) |
act of spying, especially by the government
stalk watched investigate |
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Inalienable (adjective) |
cannot be taken away
permanent guaranteed concrete |
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Incarcerate (verb) |
to put in prison
arrested detained jailed |
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Indignity (noun) |
an injury to someone's dignity
humiliate
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Indiscriminate (adjective) |
not discriminating; lacking judgement
mixed |
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Infamous (adjective) |
having an extremely bad reputation
notorious ill-famed disgraceful |
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Intercede (verb) |
an attempt to reconcile differences between people or groups
intervene |
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Malign (verb) |
to say negative things
bash gossip insult |
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Perpetuate (verb) |
to perserve from extinction or oblivion
save maintain sustain |
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Rampant (adjective) |
violent in action or spirit
raging furious unrestrained |
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Rancor (noun) |
a deep, long-held hatred
grudge loathing feud |
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Reparation (noun) |
the making of amends for wrong or injury done
repair renovation |
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Smattering (noun) |
superficial or scattered knowledge
sparse scarce vauge |