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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate; amelioration
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become better; make better, enhance
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conserve; conservation; conservationist
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keep from waste
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detriment
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injury; damage; disadvantage
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exotic
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introduced from another country; strikingly unusual
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folly
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lack of good sense
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formerly
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in an earlier period
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harmony
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peace
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ignore
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refuse to take notice of
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impediment
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something that hinders or obstructs
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indolent
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lazy; idle
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intact
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes
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invalid
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not binding in law; sickly person
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noncarcinogenic
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not producing cancer
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly
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raze
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destroy utterly by tearing down
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reticent
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silent or secretive
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retire
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withdraw from active duty; go to bed
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retort
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reply sharply
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subvert
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overturn or undermine
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tractable
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easily led
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