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25 Cards in this Set
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abominate |
to hate violently |
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abrade |
to wear away the surface or some part of by friction |
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abridge |
to make shorter in words, leaving out minor particles |
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abscond |
to depart suddenly and secretly |
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acquiesce |
to comply; submit |
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bereave |
to make desolate with loneliness and grief |
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bibliophile |
one who loves books |
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blithesome |
cheerful |
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brine |
water saturated with salt |
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bulwark |
anything that gives security or defense |
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canon |
any rule or law |
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castigate |
to punish |
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clamorous |
urgent in complaint or demand |
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cogent |
appealing strongly to the reason or coinscience |
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complaisant |
agreeable |
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deleterious |
hurtful, morally or physically |
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denouement |
the part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up |
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discernible |
perceivable |
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efficacy |
the power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it |
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egress |
any place of exit |
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elocution |
the art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading |
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eradicate |
to destroy throughly |
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fatuous |
idiotic |
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fledgling |
a young bird |
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flux |
a state of constant movement, change, or renewal |
