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25 Cards in this Set
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abet
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to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing
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agile
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quick and well-coordinated in movement
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antidote
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a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease
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ascertain
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to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
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benevolence
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desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
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desolate
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barren or laid waste; devastated
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din
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a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
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dissuade
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to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something
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distend
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to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic
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enervation
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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
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fitful
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coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly
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indelible
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making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like
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inert
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having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
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malevolence
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the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred
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obliterate
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to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
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ornate
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elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so
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paucity
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smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
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piety
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reverence for god or devout fulfillment of religious obligations
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person
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quiescent
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being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless
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scintillating
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animated; vivacious; effervescent
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squalid
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foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy
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vexation
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irritation; annoyance
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