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19 Cards in this Set
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Abhor means ...
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hate; dislike
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Counterfeit means ...
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fake; false
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Noxious means ...
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Placid means ...
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calm; peaceful
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Abrasive means ...
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rough; coarse; harsh
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Tangent means ...
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going off the main subject
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Engender means ...
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cause
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Plagiarism means ...
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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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Abasement means ...
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humiliation; degradation
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Nullify means ...
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to counter; make unimportant
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Enhance means ...
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improve; make better or clearer
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Billowing means ...
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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Blasphemy means ...
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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Reprehensible means ...
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shameful; very bad
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Labyrinthine means...
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complicated; highly convoluted
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Credible means...
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believable
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Abjure means...
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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Enfranchise means...
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give freedom to
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Diffident means ...
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lacking self-confidence
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