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12 Cards in this Set
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Egregious
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Outstandingly bad
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Emanate
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To flow forth or originate from a source
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Emolument
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Profit or gain arising from employment or position
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Exigency
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A state of urgency; a situation calling for immediate action
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Expedient
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1. Necessary or suitable under the circumstances
2. Based on what is to one's advantage, rather than on what is right |
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Extirpate
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To root out or destroy completely; to exterminate, eradicate
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Imbibe
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To drink; to absorb or take in with the senses as if by drinking
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Incarcerate
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To imprison
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Intrepid
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Fearless
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Inundate
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To cover with water; to overwhelm as if with a flood
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Invective
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A violent verbal attack
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Inveterate
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Firmly established over a long period; settled in a habit
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