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123 Cards in this Set
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Abhor |
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
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Amend |
To change formally for the better |
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Buffet |
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; force with blows
A slap, blow |
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Chaos |
A great confusion, disorder |
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Commodious |
Roomy, spacious |
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Corrosive |
Eating away gradually, acid like bitterly sarcastic |
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Discern |
To see clearly, recognize |
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Extant |
Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
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Implicate |
To involve in; to connect or be related to |
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Inter |
To bury, commit to the earth; to consign with oblivion |
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Martinet |
A strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules |
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Obviate |
To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
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Renegade |
(v.) One who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw (n.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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Reprehensible |
Deserving blame or punishment |
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Somber |
Dark, gloomy, depressed in spirit |
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Squalid |
Filthy, wretched, debased |
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Turbulent |
Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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Vociferous |
Loud and noisy; compelling attention |
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Waive |
To do with out, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, differ |
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Voluminous |
Of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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Animosity |
Strong dislike and bitter hostility |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, emotion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Quandry |
A state of perplexity or doubt (Confusion, dilemma) |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, motion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |
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Animosity |
Strong dislike and bitter hostility |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Quandry |
A state of perplexity or doubt (Confusion, dilemma) |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly obedient, resisting authority (unruly) |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, motion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |
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Animosity |
Strong dislike and bitter hostility |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Quandry |
A state of perplexity or doubt (Confusion, dilemma) |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly obedient, resisting authority (unruly) |
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Reprisal |
An injury done in return for an injury |
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Revel |
To take great pleasure in
A wild celebration (Relish, savor) |
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Stultify |
To make ineffective or useless, cripple |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, motion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |
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Animosity |
Strong dislike and bitter hostility |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Quandry |
A state of perplexity or doubt (Confusion, dilemma) |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly obedient, resisting authority (unruly) |
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Reprisal |
An injury done in return for an injury |
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Revel |
To take great pleasure in
A wild celebration (Relish, savor) |
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Stultify |
To make ineffective or useless, cripple |
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Suave |
Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, motion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |
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Animosity |
Strong dislike and bitter hostility |
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Multifarious |
Having great variety |
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Obsolete |
Out-of-date, no longer in use |
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Omnivorous |
Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, wide variety of taste |
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Parsimonious |
Stingy, miserly, meager |
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Quandry |
A state of perplexity or doubt (Confusion, dilemma) |
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Recalcitrant |
Stubbornly obedient, resisting authority (unruly) |
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Reprisal |
An injury done in return for an injury |
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Revel |
To take great pleasure in
A wild celebration (Relish, savor) |
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Stultify |
To make ineffective or useless, cripple |
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Susve |
Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
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Apathy |
Lack of feeling, motion, and interest |
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Apprehensive |
Fear or anxiety about the future |
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Commend |
To praise, express approval |
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Compatible |
Able to work well together and capable of use with other models or systems |
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Condolence |
Expression of sympathy |
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Concecrate |
To make sacred or set apart for a special purpose |
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Decrepit |
Old and feeble |
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Deride |
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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Ingenuous |
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere |