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20 Cards in this Set
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animosity
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(n) strong dislike, bitter hostility
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apathy
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(n) a lack of feeling, emotion or interest
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apprehensive
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(adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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commend
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(v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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compatible
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(adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
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(n) an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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(v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
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(adj) old and feeble; worn out, ruined
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deride
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(v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
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(adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
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(adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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(adj) out of date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
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(adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonious
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(adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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quandary
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(n) a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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(adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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reprisal
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(n) an injury done in return for an injury
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revel
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(v) to take great pleasure in;
(n) a wild celebration |
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stultify
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(v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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suave
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(adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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