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60 Cards in this Set
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abhor |
(v.9 to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
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amend |
(v.)to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
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buffet |
(v.) to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow |
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chaos |
(n.) great confusion, disorder |
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commodious |
(adj.) roomy, spacious |
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corrosive |
(adj.) eating away gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic |
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discern |
(v.) to see clearly, recognize |
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extant |
(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
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inplicate |
(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
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inter |
(v.) to buty, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
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martinet |
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a sticker for the rules |
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obviate |
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
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renegade |
(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw;(adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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reprehensible |
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
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somber |
(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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squalid |
(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
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turbulent |
(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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vociferous |
(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
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voluminous |
(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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waive |
(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
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animosity |
(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
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apathy |
(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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apprehensive |
(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about thefuture |
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commend |
(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
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compatible |
(adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
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condolence |
(n.) an expression of sympathy |
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consecrate |
(v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
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decrepit |
(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
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deride |
(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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ingenuous |
(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
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multifarious |
(adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
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obsolete |
(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
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omnivorous |
(adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes. |
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parsimounious |
(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
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quandary |
(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt |
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recalcitrant |
(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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reprisal |
(n.) an injury done in return for injury |
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revel |
(v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration |
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stultify |
(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
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suave
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(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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allocate |
(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
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ardent |
(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned |
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assiduous |
(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent |
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brash |
(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
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capricious |
(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies |
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chastise |
(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
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copious |
(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
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deviate |
(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
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emaciated |
(adj., part.) unnaturally thin |
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exult |
(v.) to rejoice greatly |
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gnarled |
(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy |
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imdenmity |
(n.) a payment for damage or loss |
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inkling |
(n.) a hint; a vague notion |
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limpid |
(adj.) clear, transparent; readliy understood |
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omnipotent |
(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or autority |
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palatable |
(adj.)agreeable to the taste or on's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
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poignant |
(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in tate or smell |
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rancor |
(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will |
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sophomoric |
(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited |
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spontaneous |
(adj.) arising naturallly; not planned or engineered in advance |