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61 Cards in this Set
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
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animosity
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apathy
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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apprehensive
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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commend
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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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compatible
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an expresssion of sympathy
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condolence
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old and feeble; worn-out ruined
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decrepit
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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deride
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innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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ingennuous
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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multifarious
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out-of-date, no long in use
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obsolete
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eating every kind of food
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omnivorous
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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parsimonious
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a state of perplexity or doubt
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quandary
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stubbornly disobedient, resiting authority
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recalcitrant
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an injury done in return for injury
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reprisal
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to take great pleasure in; (n) a wild celebration
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revel
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to make ineffective or useless, cripple
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stultify
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smoothly agreeable or polite
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suave
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
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buffet
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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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corrosive
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to see clearly, recognize
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discern
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to involve in; to connect with or be realted to
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implicate
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to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion
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inter
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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martinet
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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obviate
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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renegade
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deserving blame or punishment
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reprehensible
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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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somber
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filthy, wretched, debased
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squalid
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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turbulent
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loud and noisy; compelling attention
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vociferous
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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voluminous
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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waive
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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abhor
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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amend
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
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buffet
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great confusion, disorder
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chaos
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roomy, spacious
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commodious
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to set apart or designate for a special purpose
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allocate
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very enthusiastic, impassioned
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ardent
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persistent, attentive, diligent
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assiduous
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prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
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brash
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subject to whims or passing fancies
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capricious
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction
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chastise
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abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
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copious
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to turn aside; to stray from a norm
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deviate
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unnaturally thin
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emaciated
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to rejoice greatly
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exult
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knotted, twisted, lumpy
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gnarled
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a payment for damage or loss
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indemnity
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a hint; a vague notion
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inkling
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clear, transparent; readily understood
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limpid
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almighty, having unlimited power or authority
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omnipotent
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agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities
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palatable
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
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poignant
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bitter resentment or ill-will
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rancor
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immature and overconfident; conceited
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sophomoric
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arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
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spontaneous
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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extant
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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consecrate
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