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20 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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Become less in amount or intensity
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Contrition
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Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
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Effete
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Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
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Indolence
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Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
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Inure
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Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
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Presumptuous
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Excessively forward; arrogant
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Propagate
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Transmit; travel through the air; transmit from one generation to the next; cause to become widely known
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Protract
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Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
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Quadruped
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Having four feet; an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
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Wrest
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Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently
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Abominable
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Unequivocally detestable; exceptionally bad or displeasing
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Concerted
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Involving the joint activity of two or more
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Defile
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Spot, stain, or pollute; make dirty or spotty
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Encroach
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Advance beyond the usual limit; impringe or infringe upon
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Fallible
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Likely to fail or make errors
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Innocuous
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Not injurious to physical or mental health; unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
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Insular
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Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
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Panacea
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Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
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Vegetate
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Lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
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Vilify
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Spread negative information about
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