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20 Cards in this Set
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abhor |
(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
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amend |
(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
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buffet |
(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow |
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chaos |
(n.) great confusion, disorder |
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commodious |
(adj.) roomy, spacious |
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corrosive |
(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
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discern |
(v.) to see clearlym recognize |
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extant |
(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
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implicate |
(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
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inter |
(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
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martinet |
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
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obviate |
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
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renegade |
(n.) one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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reprehensible |
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
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somber |
(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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squalid |
(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
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turbulent |
(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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vociferous |
(adj.) loud and noisy, compelling attention |
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voluminous |
(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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waive |
(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily |
