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18 Cards in this Set
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Amplify (v.)
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to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like
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Armistice (n.)
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a temporary peace, halt in fighting
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Arrogant (adj.)
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haughty, too convinced of one’s own importance
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Bland (adj.)
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gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste
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Disclaim (v.)
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to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to
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Epoch (n.)
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a distinct period of time, era, age
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Estrange (v.)
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to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance
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Gratify (v.)
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to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor
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Infinite (adj.) (n., preceded by the) (cap. I)
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exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; a name for God
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Irascible (adj.)
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easily made angry, hot-tempered
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Kindred (n.) (adj.)
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a person’s relatives; a family relationship; related by blood; like, similar
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Naïve (adj.)
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innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience
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Niche (n.)
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a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing
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Obliterate (v.)
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to blot out completely, destroy utterly
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Ramshackle (adj.)
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appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky
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Rote (n.) (adj.)
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unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; based on a mechanical routine
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Solvent (adj.) (n.)
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able to meet one’s financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens
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Tedious (adj.)
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long and tiresome
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