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22 Cards in this Set
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Animosity
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
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apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, expecially about the future
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commend
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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
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compatible
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adj.- able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
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condolence
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n- an expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
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decrepit
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adj- old and feeble; worn out; ruined
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deride
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verb- to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
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ingenuous
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adj- innocent, simple; frank, sincere
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multifarious
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adj- having great variety; numerous and diverse
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obsolete
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adj- out of date, no longer in use
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omnivorous
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adj- eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small '
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quandary
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noun- a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
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adj- stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
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reprisal
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noun- an injury done in return for injury
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stultify
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verb- to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
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revel
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verb- to take great pleasure in
noun- a wild celebration |
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suave
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adj- smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
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trek
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verb- to make a long journey
noun- a long, hard journey |
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quip
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noun- witty saying
verb- to make fun of |
