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52 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
to hate, detest |
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Adhere |
to stick to something |
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Amenity |
an item that increases comfort |
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Appalling |
inspiring chock, horror, disgust |
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Appease |
to calm, satisfy |
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Arbitrary |
based on factors that appear random |
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Behemoth |
something of tremendous power or size |
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Buffet |
to strike with force |
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Caustic |
biting, bitter, acidic |
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Censure |
harsh criticism |
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Chastise |
to criticize severely |
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Cobbler |
a person who makes or repairs shoes |
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Compound |
to combine parts |
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Consensus |
an agreement of opinions
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Contemporaneous |
existing during the same time |
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Decry |
to criticize openly |
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Defunct |
no longer used or existing |
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Dialect |
a variation of a language |
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Disgruntled |
upset, not content |
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Disperse |
to scatter, cause to scatter |
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Eloquent |
expressive, articulate, moving |
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Enervate |
to weaken, exhaust |
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Fallacious |
incorrect, misleading |
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Fatuous |
silly, foolish |
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Flout |
to disregard or disobey openly |
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Fortitude |
strength, guts |
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Hackneyed |
unoriginal, trite |
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Imperative |
a rule, command, or order |
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Impinge |
to encroach, infringe |
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Inarticulate |
incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech |
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Insular |
separated and narrow minded, tight know, closed off |
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Laconic |
terse in speech or writing |
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Mandate |
an authoritative command |
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Mutable |
able to change |
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Myriad |
consisting of a great number |
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Nuance |
a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression |
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Onerous |
burdensome |
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Pernicious |
extremely destructive or harmful |
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Pittance |
a very small amount, especially relating to money |
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Propagate |
to multiply, spread out |
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Prosaic |
Plain, lacking liveliness |
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Renown |
honor, acclaim |
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Reprobate |
evil, unprincipled |
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Repulse |
To dsigust |
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Scurrilous |
Vulgar, coarse |
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Stoic |
unaffected by passion or feeling |
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Trenchant |
effective, articulate, clear cut |
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Trepidation |
fear, apprehension |
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Vacillate |
to fluctuate, hesitate |
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Vilify |
to lower in importance, defame |
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Vivacious |
lively, sprightly |
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Wistful |
full of yearning, musingly sad |
