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11 Cards in this Set
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malice
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n a desire to hurt others or see others suffer
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abject
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adj being of the most miserable kind, wrteched
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abhorrent
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adj disgusting, loathsome, or repellent
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inexorable
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adj incapable of being persuaded by entreaty, relentless
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inpugn
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v, to attack as false or questionable, challenge in argument
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precedent
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an act or instance that my be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances
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contrive
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to plan with evil intent, to scheme
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recant
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v to make a formal retraction of disavowal of a previously held statement or belief
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trifle
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n something of little importance or value
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paltry
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adj lacking importance or worth, trivial
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vehement
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adj forceful or intense in expression, emotion, or conviction, fervid
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