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92 Cards in this Set
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Retribution |
Punishment |
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Chastening /chasten |
Punishment (retribution, chastisement) |
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Chastisement /chastise |
Punishment (retribution, chastening, chastisement) |
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Nemesis |
Arch enemy, well deserved punishment |
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Punitive |
Punishing |
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Culpable |
Blame worthy |
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Reprehensible |
Culpable |
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Errant |
Guilty |
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Notorious |
Famous for bad quality |
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Disreputable |
Having a bad reputation |
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Ignominy |
Shameful (infamy, opprobrium, opprobrious, obloquy) |
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Infamy |
Shameful (ignominy, opprobrium, opprobrious, obloquy |
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Opprobrium |
Shameful (ignominy, opprobrium, opprobrious, obloquy) |
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Obloquy |
Shameful (ignominy, opprobrium, infamy, obloquy) |
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Indignity |
Insult(affront, slight) |
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Affront |
Insult (indignity, afront, slight) |
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Slight |
Insult (indignity, slight, affront) |
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Debase |
Humiliate (demean, degrade) |
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Demean |
Humiliate (debased, demean, degrade) |
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Degrade |
Humiliate (demean, debased, degrade) |
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Snub |
Insulting by ignoring (rebuff) |
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Rebuff |
Snub |
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Belittle |
Discredit (decry, detract, denigrate, disparage) |
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Decry |
Discredit, lower(belittle, decry, detract, denigrate, disparage) |
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Denigrate |
Lower, discredit(belittle, decry, detract, denigrate, disparage) |
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Disparage |
Lower, descredit (belittle, decry, detract, denigrate, disparage) |
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Derogate |
Lower |
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Defame |
Harm reputation |
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Calumniate/calumny |
Harm reputation (defame, calumny, slander, vilify, malign) |
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Vilifi/vilification |
Harm reputation (malign, defame, calum6, slander, asperse, aspersions) |
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Slander |
Harm reputation (malign, calumny, asperse, aspersions, slander, vilify,) |
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Malign |
Harm reputation (slander, calumny, vilify, malign, defame, asperse) |
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Asperse, aspersions |
Harm reputation (defame, calumny, slander, vilify, malign, asperse) |
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Tarnish |
Destroy reputation (sully, taint, defile, besmirch, stigma, stigmatize) |
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Sully |
Tarnish(sully, taint, defile, besmirch) |
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Taint |
Tarnish (besmirch, sully, defile, besmirch) |
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Defile |
Tarnish (sully, taint, defile, besmirch, stigmatize) |
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Besmirch |
Tarnish (sully, defile, taint, stigma, stigmatize) |
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Stigma/stigmatize |
Tarnish (sully, defile, taint, besmirch, stigma, stigmatize) |
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Libel |
Written defaming but false |
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Insinuate / innuendo |
Indirect remarks |
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Innuendo |
Indirect remarks but bad(insinuate) |
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Blemish |
To spoil beauty (deface) |
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Deface |
To spoil beauty (blemish, deface) |
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Disfigure |
Mutilate (Mar) |
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Mar |
Mutilate (disfigure) |
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Distort /contort |
Twister(warp) |
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Warp |
Twister (warp, distort, Contort) |
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Ridicule |
To make fun(sneer, jeer, scoff, mock, deride) |
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Sneer, jeer |
Ridicule, (deride, mock, scoff, ridicule, derision) |
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Scoff |
To make fun off(ridicule, sneer, jeer, mock, deride, scoff) |
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Mock |
Ridicule, scoff, mock, deride) |
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Deride |
Ridicule, scoff, sneer, jeer, deride, derision |
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Derision |
Ridicule, scoff, Deride, mock, sneer, jeer, derision |
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Heckle |
Taunt |
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Parry |
Dodge, evade, elude, elusive, sidestep, circumvent, shirk |
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Evade |
Dodge, parry, evade, elude, elusive, sidestep circumvent, shirk |
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Circumvent |
Dodge, elusive, shirk, elude, evade, parry, sidestep |
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Elude, elusive |
Dodge, parry, shirk, evade, sidestep, circumvent |
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Circumvent |
To avoid (dodge, parry, shirk, elude, elusive, sidestep, circumvent,) |
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Shirk |
Dodge, shirk, sidestep, circumvent, elude, elusive, evade, parry |
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Veer |
Deflect |
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Swerve |
To turn suddenly |
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Foster |
To encourage |
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Be conducive to |
Making possible for growth |
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Cherish |
Value highly, treasure |
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Succour |
To help |
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Sustain/sustenance |
To give strength to |
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Harbour |
Boats |
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Asylum |
Shelter, safe place (sanctuary, haven, refuge) |
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Sanctuary |
Safe place, shelter(asylum, sanctuary, haven, refuge) |
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Refuge |
Shelter, safe place |
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Surrogate |
Substitute |
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Blaze |
Very large fire |
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Conflagration |
Large fire(blaze) |
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Inferno |
Large fire, hell |
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Kindle |
Set (something) on fire |
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Ignite |
To fire |
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Incinerate, incineration |
To burn |
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Scorch, scorching |
To burn(incinerate, scorch, sear) |
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Sear |
To burn(incinerate, incineration, scorch, sear,) |
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Scald |
To burn with liquid |
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Smoulder |
To burn without flame |
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Singe |
To burn slightly |
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Char |
Burn completely |
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Sweltering |
Burn completely |
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Sultry /muggy |
humid |
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X frigid |
Very cold(glacial) |
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Glacial |
Very cold(x frigid) |
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Refurbish |
To renovate (revamp, recast |
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Revamp, recast |
To renovate |
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Overhaul |
To examine of repair |