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20 Cards in this Set
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Bellow
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(v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; (n.) a loud angry roar.
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Beneficiary
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(n.) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in the will or the like.
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Botch
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(v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n.) a hopelessly bungled job.
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Clutter
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(v.) to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n.) state of disorder, mess.
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Dillapidated
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(adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down.
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Dismantle
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(v.) to take apart; to strip of something.
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Farce
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(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham.
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Grueling
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(adj.) very tiring; calling for extreme effort.
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Grueling
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(adj.) very tiring, calling for extreme effort.
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Hospitable
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(adj.) offering friendly or generous treatment guests; open to anything new or strange.
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Lair
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(n.) the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout.
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Lavish
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(adj.) overly generous, extravagent, abundant, (v.)to spend or give freely or without limit.
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Morbid
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(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome.
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Notorious
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(adj.) widely known because of bad conduct.
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Pamper
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(v.) to allow too many privileges; be too generous and easygoing toward.
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Parasite
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(n.) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person.
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Shirk
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(v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink.
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Surplus
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(n.) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj.) more than what is needed or expected.
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Timidity
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(n.) the state of being easily frightened.
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Veto
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(n.) the power to forbid or prevent; (v.) to prohibit, reject.
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