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15 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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v. To make better, to improve
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Baleful
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adj. Expressing hatred
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Berate
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v. To criticize vigorously
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Circumvent
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v. To avoid through craftiness
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Compunction
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n. A feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt
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Condone
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v. To overlook or accept without punishment
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Dimunitive
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adj. Very small
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Euphemism
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n. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered to be unpleasant
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Expendable
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adj. Able to be used up
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Heresy
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n. The expression of shocking views
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Infirmity
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n. Physical or mental weakness or defect
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Profane
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v. To treat with scorn
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Recompense
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v. To pay or compensate
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Repast
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n. Food and drink, a meal
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Servitude
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n. A lack of freedom
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