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15 Cards in this Set
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anatagonize
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annoy, provoke
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cats can be anatgonized by pulling their tails
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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french and english antipathy in the past had led to many wars.
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apathy
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lack interest or emotion
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arbitrate
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judge between opposoing parties
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the mangment and the labor agreed to arbitrate their case
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archaic
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ancient old fashioned
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my archaic PC can not run world of warcraft :(
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ardor
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intense passionate feeling
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his ardor for photography made him take his cam where ever he goes.
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articulate
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able to speak clearly
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she is a very articulate lawyer.
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assuage
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to make something less severe
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he took aspirin to assuage his headache.
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attentuate
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weaken
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his case was attenuated because of his lies during the investigation.
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audacious
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fearless, daring
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his audacious personality allowed him to be a skydiver.
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austere
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simple in appearence
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the austere nature of the hotel was a drawback for its success.
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banal
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predictable, boring
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he uses banal phrases, usually.
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bolster
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to support
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the presence of his fingerprint bolster the evidence of the crime.
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bombastic
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pompous in speech
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his bombastic speeches made him so popular
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cacophony
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harsh, noise
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Ususally, in trafic jams, you will hear many cacophony horns.
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