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out of date, no longer in use (adj)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