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29 Cards in this Set
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animosity |
strong dislike; bitter hostility |
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apathy |
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
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apprehensive |
fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
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commend |
to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
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compatible |
able to get along or work well together ; capable of use with some other model or system |
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condolence |
an expression or sympathy |
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consecrate |
to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
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decrepit |
old and feeble; worn out, ruined |
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deride |
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
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ingenuous |
innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
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multifarious |
having great variety; numerous and diverse |
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obsolete |
out of date, no longer in use |
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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out of date, no longer in use |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, having a wide variety of tastes |
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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out of date, no longer in use |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, having a wide variety of tastes |
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parsimonious |
stingy, miserable; meager, poor, small |
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quandary |
a state of perplexity or doubt |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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reprisal |
an injury done in return for injury |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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reprisal |
an injury done in return for injury |
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revel |
to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
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recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
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reprisal |
an injury done in return for injury |
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revel |
to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
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stultify |
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a filling effect on |
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suave |
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |