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91 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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become better; make better; improve;enhance
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conserve
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keep from waste, loss, or decay;save
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detriment
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injury, damage, or something that causes it;disadvantage
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exotic
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introduced from another country; foreighn
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folly
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lack of good sense;foolish action or undertaing
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formerly
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preceding;previous
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harmony
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peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquility;concord
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ignore
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refuse to take notice of;disregard
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impediment
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something that hinders or obstructs; hindrance;obstacle
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impede
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interefere with or slow the progress of; hinder; obstruct
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indolent
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lazy;idle;lethargic
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intact
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untouched by anything that damages or diminishes;left complete r entire; uninjured
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invalid
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abolish;annul
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noncarcinogenic
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not producing, or tending to produce, cancer
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parsimonious
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unduly sparing in the spending of mone;stingy;miserly;tighfisted
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raze
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destroy utterly by tearing down;demolish;level
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reticent
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inclided to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative;reserved
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retire
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withdraw from active duty or business
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retort
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(v.)answer; reply sharply or angrily
(n.)quick, witty, or sharp reply;answer |
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subvert
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation;undermine
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tractable
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easily led,taught, or controlled;yielding;docile;amenable
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tractability
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obedience
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baffle
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bewilder;perplex;fill with confusion;puzzle;fustrate
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cinema
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movies;motion picture industry
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despise
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look down on with contempt or disgust;loathe;regard as inferior
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm;exuberant;effervescemt;high-spirited;vivacious
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exaggerate
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overstate; go beyond the limnits of the actual truth;magnify
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exhort
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arouse by words;advise strongly;urge
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expertise
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specialized skill or technical knowledge;know-how;expertness
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finicky
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excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please;fussy;particular;fastidious;persnickety
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gall
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make sore;irritate mentally;anooy;vex
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inane
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lacking significance or sense;pointless;silly;insipid;jejune;vapid
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indemnify
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compensate for loss,damage, or injury
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Occident
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west; countries of America and Europe
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peruse
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read;study
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scuffle
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struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner;wrestle;grapple
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stipend
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fixed pay for services;salary;regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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spurn
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thrust aside with disdain or contempt;reject
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surveillance
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close watch over a person, group, or area;supervision
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tepid
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moderately warm;lukewarm
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wager
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risk(something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble;bet
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wane
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decrease in power or size;dwindle;decline;sink
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abhorrent
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in conflictlutterly opposed;loathsome;repungnant;odious;abominable
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously;warn of a fault;caution
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell;delicious;heavenly
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confine
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shut up;imprison;keep in narrow,cramped quarters
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decade
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10 years
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detonate
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explode with suddenness and violence;cause (something) to explode
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only;fleeting;transitory;short-lived;transient
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated; credulous
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wager
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risk(something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble;bet
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wane
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decrease in power or size;dwindle;decline;sink
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abhorrent
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in conflictlutterly opposed;loathsome;repungnant;odious;abominable
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admonish
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reprove gently but seriously;warn of a fault;caution
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste or smell;delicious;heavenly
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confine
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shut up;imprison;keep in narrow,cramped quarters
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decade
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10 years
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detonate
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explode with suddenness and violence;cause (something) to explode
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ephemeral
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lasting one day only;fleeting;transitory;short-lived;transient
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated; credulous
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haggle
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dispute or arugue over a price in a petty way; bargain;wrangle
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immerse
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plunge or place into a liquid;dip;duck
engross;absorb |
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insomnia
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inability to sleep;abnormal wakefulness;sleeplessness
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lapse
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slip;error;accidental mistake;trivial fault
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probe
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critical inquirty into suspected illegal activity;investigation
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render
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hand down officially;deliver(as a verdict);give
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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;refill
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score
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snub
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treating with contempt;rebuff;slight;insult
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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;inadvertently;unknowingly
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acquit
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relieve from an accusation;pronounce not guilty;discharge;exculpate;exonerate
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complex
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having varied interralted parts, and therefore hard to understand;complicated;intricate
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consign
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give,transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit
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effornery
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shameless boldness;insolence;gall;temerity;nerve;chutzpah
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excruciating
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causing greate pain or anguish;agonizing;unbearably painful
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forbearance
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act of forbearing(refraining);abstaining;leniency;patience
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hamper
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interfere with;hinder;impede
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nettlesome
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literally, full of nettles; irriating;causing annoyance or vexation
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oblivious
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forgetful;unmindful;not aware;unwitting
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size; enormous;huge; colossal
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rejuvenate
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make young or youthful again;give vigor to;reinvigorate;refresh
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residue
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whatever is left after a part os taken, disposed of, or gone; remainder;rest
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salutary
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favorable to health;healthful;curative;beneficial;salubrious
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scrutenize
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examine very closely;inspect;vet
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supsersede
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force out of use;displace;supplant;replace
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swelter
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oppresively hot;torrid;sultry
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unruffled
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noy upset or agitated;caln;cool;unflustered;imperturbqble;collected
-- hard to handle because of size or weight;unmanageable;bulky;cumbersome |
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withdraw
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tak back;remove
draw back;go awa;retreat;leave |
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zany
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having characteristics of a clown;mildly insane;crazy;clownish;loony
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