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15 Cards in this Set
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Inundate
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(v): to flood; deluge
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I was Inundated with phone calls.
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Slander
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(n): false statement or report
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Slander can do harm to someone's reputation.
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Pensive
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(adj): suggesting sad thoughfulness
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The basketball team was not pensive after winning the championship.
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Entreat
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(v): to earnestly ask
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I had to entreat someone when homecoming was.
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Arbitrate
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(v): to determine
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We need someone to arbitrate who was right.
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Abate
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(v): to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity
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The amount of food on the plate needed to be abated.
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Valor
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(n): boldness or determination in facing great danger; bravery
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The hero showed great valor in the city.
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Heir
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(n): inherits position,title,rank of another
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I was the proud heir of a clothing store.
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Solace
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(n): comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble
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After a rough day, the man did not take solace that his car was stolen.
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Solemn
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(adj): gloomy; sober
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There was great solemn in her face.
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Contempt
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(n): feeling of being mean, vile, or worthless; dispise
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You could see the contempt in the way she talked.
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Loathe/Loathsome
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(v): to feel disgust for
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I have great loathe towards people who are bullies.
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Aloof
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(adv): at a distance in feeling or interest; apart
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I felt aloof when my sister was away.
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Apprehend
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(v): to arrest by legal warrant or authority; size
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The cop apprehended the suspect.
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Inter
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(v): bury: to put a dead body(into a tomb)
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Antigone intered her brothers body.
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