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31 Cards in this Set
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Abhorrent
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in conflict; utterly opposed; loathsome
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Abhor (v)
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loathe; hate
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Admonish
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Reprove gently but seriously; warn of a fault; caution
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Admonition (v)
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gentle warning
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Ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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Confine
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shut up; imprision
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confinement
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imprisonment
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decade
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period of 10 years
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detonate (v)
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cause something to explode; explode with suddenness and violence
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detonation
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explosion
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only; short- lived
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
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gull
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decieve; cheat
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haggle
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bargain
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immerse
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-plunge or place into liquid; dip
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immersion
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state of being deeply engrossed; absorbtion
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insomnia
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inability to sleep
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insomniac
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person suffering from insomnia
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lapse
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slip; error
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lapse (v)
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cease being in force; becoming invalid
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probe
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investigation
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prober (n)
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investigator
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render
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hand down officially;
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rendering
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presentation; interpretation
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repast
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food for one occasion of eating; meal
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replenish
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bring back to condition of being full
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score
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group or set of twenty; 20
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snub
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insult
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snub (v)
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treat with distain or contempt; slight
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suture
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strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
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unwittingly
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unintentionally; by accident
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