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40 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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(v) to regard with honor or loathing; to hate deeply
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Amend
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(v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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Buffet
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(v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
(n) a slap, blow |
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Chaos
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(n) great confusion disorder
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Commodious
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(adj) roomy, spacious
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Corrosive
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(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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Discern
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(v) to see clearly, recognize
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Extant
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(adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost
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Implicate
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(v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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Inter
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(v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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Martinet
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(n) strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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Obviate
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(v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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Renegade
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(n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
(adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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Reprehensible
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(adj) deserving blame or punishment
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Somber
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(adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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Squalid
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(adj) filthy, wretched, debased
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Turbulent
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(adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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Vociferous
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(adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention
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Voluminous
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(adj) of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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Waive
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(v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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Animosity
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(n) strong dislike; bitter hostility
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Apathy
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(n) lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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Apprehensive
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(adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
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Commend
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(v) 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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(adj) able to get along or work well with; capable of use with some other system or model
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Condolence
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(n) an expression of sympathy
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Consecrate
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(v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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Decrepit
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(adj) old and feeble; worn out, ruined
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Deride
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(v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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Ingenuous
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(adj) innocent; simple, frank, sincere
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Multifarious
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(adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse
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Obsolete
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(adj) out-of-date, no longer in use
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Omnivorous
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(adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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Parsimonious
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(adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
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Quandary
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(n) a state of perplexity or doubt
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Recalcitrant
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(adj) Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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Reprisal
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(n) an injury done in return for an injury
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Revel
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(v) to take great pleasure in
(n) a wild celebration |
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Stultify
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(v) to make ineffective, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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Suave
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(adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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