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20 Cards in this Set
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explate
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v.
to make ammends, atone |
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expidite
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v.
to make easy |
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abominate
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v.
to have intense dislike or hatred |
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adventitious
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adj.
resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character |
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enjoin
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v.
to direct, to order |
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commiserate
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v.
to sympathize with |
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acculturation
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n.
the modifications of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society |
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circutuos
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adj.
roundabout, not direct |
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ferment
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n.
a state of great exitment v. to be in or work into such a state |
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ascribe
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v.
to assaign or refer to |
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vitriolic
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adj.
bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting |
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wheedle
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v.
to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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peculate
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v.
to steal something that had been given in one's trust |
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procivility
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n.
a natural or habitual inclanation or tendency |
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nominal
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adj.
existing in name only, not real; too small to be taken seriously |
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seditious
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adj.
resistant to lawful authority |
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tenuous
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adj.
thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness |
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noncommittal
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adj.
not decisive or definite |
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sangfroid
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n.
composure or coolness |
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inadvertent
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adj.
resulting from lack of attention |
