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30 Cards in this Set
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an intense dislike
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antipathy
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to make clear
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elucidate
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likely to happen, threatening
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imminent
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common, ordinary
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banal
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stubborn, hardheaded
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obdurate
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to read carefully, scrutinize
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peruse
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a noisy uproar, a scene of wild confusion
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bedlam
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wealth, richness
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affluence
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coarsley abusive, vulgar
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scurrilous
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a work which immitates another in a ridiculous manner
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parody
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hard working, diligent
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sedulous
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burdensome, heavy, hard to endure
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onerous
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amoral
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to keep away from, to avoid, to shun
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eschew
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an outcome, result
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denouncement
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skillful, clever
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adroit
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visible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
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foolish, inane
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fatuous
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pertaining to cows or cattle
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bovine
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to search or drive out
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ferret
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a phony attitude; pose
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affectation
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a sound made by a bell, often run slowly for a death/funeral
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knell
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a division into two parts
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dichotomy
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young and inexperienced
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callow
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using few words, short, concise
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laconic
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an essential quality
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quiddity
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evident or obvious
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patent
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a minor offense, a misdeed
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peccadillo
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wise; having keen perception
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sagacious
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rationalize
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to make an excuse for
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