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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness;eager action
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electricity
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alleviate
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to relieve, to make more bearable
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antithesis
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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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thesis = opinion anti=opposite
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appall
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to fill with dismay or horror
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i was appalled at the sight of vomit
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or tempermant;quarrelsome
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sarah is bellicose
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disparage
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to belittle;to speak slightly of
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garbage
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dissonant
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not in harmony; disagreeing; at odds
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diss = dis
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droll
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amusingly odd
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trolls
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edict
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an order issued by someone in authority
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edict of nans
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain
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lucy made it clear
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laud
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to praise
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i praise loudly
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loll
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to act in a lazy manner; to lounge;recline to droop
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when i eat a lollipop i...
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loqucious
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talkative,wordy;fond of talking
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laquisha!!! heyyy girll heyyyyy
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving, above small meaness
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my mommy gets mamagrams and she is...
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mandatory
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required, obligatory
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nondescript
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ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classfied
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phlegmatic
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slow-moving,sluggish ; unemtional
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flem is...
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rescind
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to repeal, cancel
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cindy BLANKED her credit cards
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vivacious
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lively,sprightly,full of energy
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whet
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to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
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wheat is sharp
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