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60 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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Amend
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to change in a formal way, to change for the better
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Buffet
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows
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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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eating away gradually, acidlike, 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 terminated, destroyed, or lost
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Implicate
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to involve in, to connect with or be related to
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Inter
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to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion
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Martinet
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a strict disciplinarian, a sticker for the rules
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Obviate
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to anticipate and prevent, to remove, dispose of
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Renegade
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one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw, traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
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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 or melancholy in spirit
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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 attention
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Voluminous
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of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length
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Waive
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to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
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Animosity
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
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Apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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Apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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Commend
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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Compatible
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able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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Condolence
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an expression of sympathy
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Consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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Decrepit
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old and feeble; worn-out ruined
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Deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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Ingenuous
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innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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Multifarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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Obsolete
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out-of-date, no longer in use
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Omnivorous
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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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Parsimonious
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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Quandary
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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Recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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Reprisal
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an injury done in return for injury
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Revel
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to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
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Stultify
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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Suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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Allocate
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
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Ardent
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very enthusiastic, impassioned
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Assiduous
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persistent, attentive, diligent
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Brash
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prone to ask in a hasty manner; impudent
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Capricious
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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Chastise
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
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Copious
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abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
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Deviate
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to turn aside; to stray from a norm / one who departs form a norm / differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
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Emaciated
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made unnaturally thin
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Exult
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to rejoice greatly
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Gnarled
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knotted, twisted, lumpy
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Indemnity
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a payment for damage or loss
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Inkling
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a hint; a vague notion
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Limpid
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clear, transparent; readily understood
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Omnipotent
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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Palatable
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agreeable to the taste of one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
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Poignant
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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Rancor
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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Sophomoric
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immature and overconfident; conceited
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Spontaneous
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arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
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