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15 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve
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baleful
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expressing hatred or evil; harmful
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berate
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to criticize vigorously
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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 without punishment, to pardon
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diminutive
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very small
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euphemism
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polite term used to avoid directly naming something offensive
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expendable
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able to be replaced/discarded
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heresy
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expression of shocking/unacceptable views
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infirmity
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physical weakness CAESAR
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profane
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to treat with scorn, or not connected with religion but instead is worldly
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recompense
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to pay
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repast
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meal
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servitude
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lack of freedom, forced labor
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