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60 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate, loathe
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amend
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change formally
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buffet
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beat up!! ;)
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chaos
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confusion, disorder
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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corrosive
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eating away, acid-like
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discern
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see clearly, recognize
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extant
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still existing
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implicate
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to involve in
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inter
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to bury
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martinet
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disciplinarian (slave driver...)
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obviate
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to anticipate/prevent
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renegade
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nonconformist, unorthodox
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reprehensible
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deserving blame/punishment (calvin?)
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somber
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dark, gloomy
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squalid
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filthy
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turbulent
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violent, stormy, agitated
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vociferous
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loud/noisy
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voluminous
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of great size
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waive
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give up voluntarily
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animosity
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strong dislike
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apathy
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lack of feeling
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apprehensive
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fearful/anxious
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commend
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to praise
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compatible
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able to get along
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condolence
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expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, dedicate
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decrepit
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old/feeble
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deride
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to ridicule
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ingenuous
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innocent, naive
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multifarious
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diverse
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obsolete
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out-of-date
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omnivorous
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eating every kind of food
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parsimonious
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penny-pinching
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quandary
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dilemma
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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reprisal
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revenge
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revel
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wild celebration, OR to relish
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stultify
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stifle, have a dulling effect on
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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allocate
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to set apart
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ardent
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enthusiastic
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assiduous
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persistent
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brash
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prone to act in hasty manner (acting without thinking)
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capricious
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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chastise
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scold
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copious
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abundant
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deviate
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to turn aside
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emaciated
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unnaturally thin
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exult
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rejoice
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gnarled
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knotted/lumpy
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indemnity
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payment for damage
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inkling
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hint/vague notion
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limpid
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clear
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omnipotent
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almighty
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palatable
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agreeable to taste
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poignant
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touching
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rancor
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bitter resentment
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sophomoric
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overconfident/immature
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spontaneous
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arising naturally
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