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22 Cards in this Set
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virulent
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1. extremely harmful
2. bitter, marked by ill will |
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versatile
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having many functions or skills
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obscure
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clouded, vague, uncertain
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marred
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ruined, spoiled, scarred
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which one thing is treated as if it were another
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metaphorical
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figurative, not literal
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dichotomy
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a cutting or division into 2 parts
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pulchritude
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beauty
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desultory
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aimless, without purpose or method
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decorous
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maintaining the appropriate or proper behavior
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decorum
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propriety, proper behavior, seemliness
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augury
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an omen, a portent, a sign of something to come
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harbinger
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an omen
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vigilant
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watchful, aware
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compunction
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remorse, regret, penitence
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malice
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ill will, rancor, animosity
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mendacious
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deceitful, false, lying
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finesse
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refinement, good tase, tact
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sloth
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laziness, languor, lethargy
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corroborate
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to authenticate, to support or substantiate (as in testimony)
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emulate
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to imitate, to use as a model
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coerce
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to force, impel
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