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20 Cards in this Set
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amplify
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(v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, or louder; increase
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armistice
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(n.) a temporary peace; halt in fighting
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arrogant
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(adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
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bland
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(adj.) gentle, soothing, mild; lacking in interest or taste
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disclaim
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(v.) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to; disown
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epoch
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(n.) a distinct period of time, era, or age
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estrange
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(v.) to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance
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gratify
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(v.) to pelase, satisfy; to indulge or humor
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infinite
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(adj.) exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless
(n.) an incalculable number, the concept of infinity |
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irascible
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(adj.) easily made angry, hot-tempered
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kindred
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(n.) a family relationship
(adj.) related by blood |
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naive
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(adj.) innocent, showing lack of wordly knowledge and experience
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niche
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(n.) a decorative recess in the wall; a suitable place for a person or thing
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obliterate
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(v.) to blot out completely, destroy utterly, wipe out
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ramshackle
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(adj.) appearing ready to collapse, unsteady, loose and shaky
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ransack
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(v.) to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder, rummage, scour
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rote
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(n.) unthinking routine or repitition, a fixed way of doing soemthing
(adj.) based on a mechanical routine |
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solvent
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(adj.) financially sound
(n.) a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves or eliminates |
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tedious
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(adj.) long and tiresome, monotonous, boring
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vendor
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(n.) a person who sells something
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