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37 Cards in this Set
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To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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abhor
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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amend
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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
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buffet
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great confusion, disorder
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chaos
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roomy, spacious
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commodious
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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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corrosive
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to see clearly, recognize
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discern
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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extant
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to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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implicate
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to bury; to consign to oblivion
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inter
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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martinet
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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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obviate
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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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renegade
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deserving blame or punishment
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reprehensible
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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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somber
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filthy, wretched, debased
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squalid
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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turbulent
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loud and noisy; compelling attention
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vociferous
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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voluminous
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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waive
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cramped, claustrophobic; insufficient
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commodious
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extinct, defunct, vanished
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extant
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quiet, soft-spoken; muted, subdued
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vociferous
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a loyalist, patriot, unswerving adherent
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renegade
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bright, sunny; lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty
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somber
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to admire, cherish, respect; to relish
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abhor
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meat and clean, spruce; exalted, lofty
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squalid
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to claim, accept; to insist on
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waive
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to overlook, be blind to
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discern
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scant, meager; brief, succinct
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voluminous
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blameless, commendable, meritorious
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reprehensible
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to unearth, exhume
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inter
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calm, placid, tranquil, peace and quiet
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chaos
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to absolve, exculpate, let off the hook
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implicate
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bland, mild, benign, amiable
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corrosive
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to perceive, detect, distinguish
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discern
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objectionable, blameworthy, culpable; odious
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reprehensible
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