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30 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve a bad situation
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amity
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peaceful relations, friendship
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anthropoid
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humanlike
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apathy
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indifference; lack of interest
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calumny
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slander; defamation
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chimerical
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far out; bizzarre; really heady
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choleric
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hot-tempered; eadily made "hot under the collar"
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churlish
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boorish; rude
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ciliated
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having tiny hairs
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disparage
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to belittle; to reduce in esteem
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euphemism
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nice way of saying something unpleasant
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exhume
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to remove from a grave; disinter
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate attention
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futile
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completely ineffective
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immutable
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not changeable
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impugn
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to attack as false; criticize
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ingenuous
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showing childlike simplicity; innocent
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insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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inscrutable
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enigmatic; difficult to understand
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insensate
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unconscious; lacking sensation
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misnomer
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an inappropriate or wrong name
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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orifice
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small hole, opening, or vent
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oscillate
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to swing back and forth
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ostensible
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apparent; seeming (but usually not really)
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placate
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to appease, pacify, or calm
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plaintive
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sad, melancholy
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posthumous
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continuing or done after one's death
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precipice
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cliff; steeph overhang
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precocious
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characterized by unusually early development
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