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15 Cards in this Set
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antipathy
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n. an intense dislike |
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elucidate
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v. to make clear |
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imminent
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adj. likely to happen; threatening |
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banal |
common, ordinary |
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obdurate
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stubborn; hardhearted |
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peruse |
to read carefully; scrutinize |
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bedlam |
a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
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affluence |
wealth; richness |
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scurrilous |
adj. coarsely abusive; vulgar |
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parody |
a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
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sedulous |
hard working; diligent |
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onerous |
burdensome; heavy; hard to endure |
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amoral |
adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong |
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eschew |
to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
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denouement
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an outcome; result |
