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40 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate deeply
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amend
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change in a formal way
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buffet
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slap or cuff; strike repeatedly
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chaos
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great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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corrosive
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acidlike, eating away gradualy, bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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to see clearly, recognize
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extant
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still existing, not exterminated
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implicate
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to involve in, to connect with or be related with
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inter
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to bury
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martinet
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a stict disciplinarian, stickler for rules
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obviate
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anticipate, prevent, remove, dispose of
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renegade
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one who leaves a group, deserter, outlaw
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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dark, gloomy, depressed
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squalid
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filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
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disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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vociferous
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loud and noisy, compelling action
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voluminous
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of great size, numerous
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waive
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to do withouht, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
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accede
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to yeild to, assume an office or dignity
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous manner
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compromise
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to include or contain, to be made up of
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deft
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skillful, nimble
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time, not appropriate
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ironic
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suggesting an incongruity b/t what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
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stale, modly, out of date
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officious
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meddling, excessively forwards in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premeditated
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
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growing w/o check, running wild
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solace
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comfort, relief
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily, servile, readily adaptable
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suppress
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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