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20 Cards in this Set
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v. to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
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abrogate
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adj. completely surrounding, encompassing
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ambient
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n. roughness, severity, bitterness or tartness
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asperity
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v. to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish
n. gloss, brightness, luster |
burnish
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n. a small group working in secret
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cabal
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adj. delightful, highly enjoyable, deliciously flavored, savory
n. an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
delectable
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v. to express mild disapproval, to belittle
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deprecate
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n. loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away, fragments that result from any destruction
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detritus
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adj. overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement, boiling bubbling
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ebullment
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adj. drawn from different sources
n. one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
eclectic
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adj. limp, not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness
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flaccid
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adj. having little or no money
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impecunious
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adj. inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding
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inexorable
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adj. dying, on the way out
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moribund
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n. one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead, in general a magician or wizard
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necromancer
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adj. burdensome involving hardship or difficulty
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onerous
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adj. common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full abounding, plentiful, abundant, replete
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rife
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n. the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first, the earliest stages of anything
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rudiments
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v. to set apart, seperate for a special purpose, to take possesions of and hold in custody
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sequestoer
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v. to get rid of something unwanted, delete, to sift through to obtain what is desirable to remove rhe chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it to blow blow on fan
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winnow
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