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24 Cards in this Set
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Augment/augmenting
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To inlarger, or increase
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Posterity
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Future generations
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Languish
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lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
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Obscured
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not clearly understoon or expressed
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Boisterous
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adj. noisy and acting of restraint or discipline
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Benefice
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n. an endowed church office giving income to its holder;
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Purged
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To clear of charge
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Loathed
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Hatred (or hate) is an intense feeling of dislike
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Invocation
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1) The act of summoning support or inspiration; especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance.
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Envious
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To basically be jealous
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Discourse
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To speak or write formally and at length; to engage in conversation or discussion; converse. n. Verbal exchange; conversation.
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Impute
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attribute or credit to;
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Predominant
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prevailing: most frequent or common;
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Chide
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. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand. vi. To express disapproval.
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Lament
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deplorable: bad; unfortunate
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Appertain
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To belong as a proper function or part; pertain
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Tedious
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Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring
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Beguile
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beguiling - misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
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Validity
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simple; the quality of being valid and rigorous/exacet/precise
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Abhor
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To regard with horror or loathing
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Beseech
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ask for or request earnestly;
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Indundate
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To overwhelm or cover, especially with floodwaters
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Arbitrate
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to judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator
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Solace
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comfort in disappointment or misery
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