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20 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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amend
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(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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buffet
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(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty;
(n.) a slap, blow |
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chaos
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(n.) great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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(adj.) roomy, spacious
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corrosive
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(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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(v.) to see clearly, recognize
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extant
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(adj.) still exsisting; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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implicate
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(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
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(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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martinet
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(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate
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(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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renegade
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(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw;
(adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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reprehensible
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(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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(adj.) dark, gloomy; depresssed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
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(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
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(adj.) disorderlu, riotous, violent; stormy
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vociferous
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(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous
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(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive
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(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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