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20 Cards in this Set
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annihilate
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To destroy completely.
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contaminate
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To make impure or unclean.
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corrode
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1. To dissolve or gradually destroy a metal.
2. To cause to deteriorate gradually. |
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curtail
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To cut short or reduce.
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deplete
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To use up or to empty out.
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deteriorate
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To make or become worse; to weaken, decay, or diminish.
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extinct
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No longer existing or living.
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negate
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To make ineffective or invalid; to reverse.
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rancid
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Smelling or tasting like spoiled oils or fats.
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squander
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1. To waste; to spend foolishly or uselessly.
2. To fail to take advantage of; to lose a good chance to do something. |
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acrophobia
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an intense fear of high places
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agoraphobia
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an intense fear of open or public places
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ailurophobia
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great fear or hatred of cats
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Anglophile
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a person who has great admiration or fondness for England and its people
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audiophile
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a person very interested in the quality of sound reproduction
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bibliophile
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a person who loves and often collects books
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claustrophobia
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an intense fear of being in small or enclosed spaces
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hydrophobia
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1. an intense fear of water
2. the disease of rabies |
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xenophobia
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hatred or fear of foreign people and places
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zoophobia
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an intense fear of animals
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