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13 Cards in this Set
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Devastation; utter ruin
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Desolation
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Spreading or scattering over a wide area
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Diffusing
The soldiers had better "defuse" the bomb or it'll be "diffusing" them over a wide area. |
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To satisfy to the full
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Satiate
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Characterized by passion, intensity; fiery
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Ardent
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Persuade, tempt with a hope or desire
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Entice
Don't let these legs "in tights" you! |
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Conjecture
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Guess or theory given without adequate proof
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Cannot be measured or assessed
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Inestimable
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Consult or discuss; compare ideas
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Confer
This man "confers" with a "conifer." |
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Requisite
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Required; necessary
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Injunction
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Legal order or command
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To make or declare sacred, holy
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Consecrate
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Ascertain
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Find out; learn with certainty
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Effusion
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The process of pouring forth; escaping, flowing out
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