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15 Cards in this Set
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amerliorate
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to make better; to become better; to improve
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baleful
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expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous
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berate
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to criticize vigorously; to scold vehemently
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circumvent
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to avoid through craftiness
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt
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condone
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to overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse
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diminutive
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very small; tiny
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euphism
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a polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive ot unpleasant
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expendable
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able to be used up and then discarded or replaced
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heresy
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the expression of shocking or unacceptable views
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infirmity
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physical or mental weakness or defect
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profane
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to treat others with scorn or irreverence. disrespectful of sacred things. worldly, not related to the church
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recompense
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to pay or compensate. payment, compensation
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repast
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food and drink. a mean
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servitude
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a lack of freedom, forced labor
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