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80 Cards in this Set
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spurn
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thrust aside with disdain; reject
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supersede
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force out of use; replace
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insomnia; insomniac
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inability to sleep; person suffering from insomnia
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prodigious; prodigy
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extraordinary in amount or size; person of extraordinary talent or ability
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lapse (n), lapse (v)
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slip or error, interval; cease being in force, become invalid
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probe; prober
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investigation; investigator
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nettlesome
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causing annoyance or vexation
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wager
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risk; bet
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despise; despicable
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look down on with contempt; worthy of contempt
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exotic
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introduced from another country; strikingly unusual
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indolent; indolence
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disposed to avoid exertion; idleness or lazy
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reticent; reticence
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inclined to be silent or secretive; restraint in communicating
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scrutinize; scrutiny
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inspect
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wane
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decrease in power or size; dwindle
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complex; complexity
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complicated; intricacy
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rejuvenate
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make young or youthful again
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noncarcinogenic
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not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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conserve; conservation; conservationist
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keep from waste; save; preservation from loss or injury or waste; one who advocates conservation of natural resources.
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folly
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lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking
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harmony; harmonious
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peacable or friendly relations; tranquillity
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scuffle (v), scuffle(n)
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wrestle; grapple; brawl
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abhorrent; abhor
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utterly opposed; loathsome; loathe; hate
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snub (n); snub (v)
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insult; treat with disdain or contempt
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oblivious
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forgetful; unmindful
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indemnify
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compensate for loss , damage or injury
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gullibale; gull
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easily decieved or cheated; decieve
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detriment; detrimental
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injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage; harmful or damaging
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intact
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes
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expertise
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specialized skill; expertness
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raze
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destroy utterly by tearing down
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exaggerate; exaggeration
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overstatement
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tractable; tractibility
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easily led, taught or controlled; obedience
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detonate; detonation
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explode with suddenness; explosion
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cinema; cinematography
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movies; art of making motion pictures
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Occident; Occidental
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countries of America and Europe; Western
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unwittingly
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unintentionally
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haggle
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dispute or aruge over a price in a petty way
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render; rendering
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deliver (as a verdict); interpretation, presentation
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surveillance
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close watch over a person, group, or area
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retort(v); retort (n)
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answer or reply sharply; quick, witty reply
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parsimonious; parsimony
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stingy; stinginess
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peruse; perusal
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read; study
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admonish; admonition
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reprove gently but seriously; gentle warning
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decade
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period of ten years
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subvert; subversion
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation; sabotage
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hamper
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impede
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acquit; acquittal
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relieve from accusation; discharge
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consign; consignee
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give or deliver; person to whom something is shipped
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gall (v), gall(n)
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make sore or annoy; boldness or nerve
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formerly; former
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in an earlier period; previous or preceding
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salutary
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favorable to health
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excruciating
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causing great pain or anguish
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impediment; impede
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something that hinders or obstructs; interfere with or slow progress of
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baffle; baffling
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bewilder; frustrate
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ebulliant; ebullience
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exuberant; overflowing with enthusiasm
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retire
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withdraw from activy duty or go to bed
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ignore; ignoramus
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refuse to take notice of; diregard; ignorant or stupid person
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stipend
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fixed pay for services; salary
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immerse; immersion
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plunge or place into a liquid; engross
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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repast
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food for one occasion of eating; meal
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forbearance
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abstaining; patient
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finicky
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excessively concerned with trifles or details; particular
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confine; confinement
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shut up; imprison
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exhort; exhortation
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advise strongly; urgent recommendation ro advice
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ameliorate; amelioration
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become better; make better; improve
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sweltering; swelter
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oppresively hot or torrid.
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score
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group or set of twenty
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inane; inanity
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pointless; silly; shallowness
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invalid (adj); invalidate; invalid (n)
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not valid; having no force or effect; abolish or annul; sickly or disabled person
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suture
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strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
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unruffled
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calm; cool
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zany (adj); zany (n)
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mildly insane or crazy; clown or buffoon
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withdraw; withdrawal
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take back or remove, retreat; departure
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unwieldy; unwieldiness
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bulky; hard to manage
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; gall
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residue; residual
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remaining after a part is used or taken
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tepid; tepidly
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moderately warm; unenthusiastically
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replenish
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refill, full
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