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14 Cards in this Set
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Absolve |
To set or declare (someone) free of blame |
Discharge |
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Congenial |
(Of a person) pleasant because of personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to ones own |
Personable, agreeable |
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Deterrent |
A thing that discourages or is intended to stop someone from doing something |
Damper, discouragement |
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Discomfit |
Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed |
Discomfort, embarrass |
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Futile |
Incapable of producing any useful result |
Pointless, ineffective |
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Impugn |
Dispute the truth, validity, or honestly of a statement or motive; call into question |
Challenge |
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Intervene |
Come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events |
Intercede |
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Oust |
Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place |
Depose, overthrow |
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Potency |
The power of something to affect the mind or body |
Force |
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Presumptuous |
(Of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate |
Overconfident, arrogant |
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Qualm |
An uneasy feeling of doubts, worry, or fear, especially of ones own |
Doubt, anxiety |
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Reconnoiter |
Make a military observation of (a region) |
Survey, explore |
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Revile |
Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner |
Criticize, condem |
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Rue |
Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) |
Regret, remorse |
