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24 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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become better; make better
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folly
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lack of good sense;foolish action or undertaking
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indolence
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idleness; laziness
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parsimonious
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unduly sparing in the spending of money; stingy; miserely;ightfisted
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tractable
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easily led; taught, or controlled
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm, high-spirited
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exhortation
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urgent recommendation or advice
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inane
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lacking signifigance or sense
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indemnify
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compensate for loss
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peruse
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read; look at fairly attentively
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tepidly
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unenthusiastically
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wane
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decrease in power or size
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abhor
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loathe, hate
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admonition
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gentle warning, friendly reproof
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only; fleeting
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gullible
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easily decieved or cheted
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lapse
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cease being forced; become invalide
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render
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hand down officially; deliver
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; insolence; nerve
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forbearence
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patience
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oblivious
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unmindful. not aware
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prodigious
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extrodinary in amount or size, huge
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salutary
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healthful
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supersede
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force out of use, displace
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