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20 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 in a formal way; to change for the better |
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Buffet |
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow |
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Chaos |
Great confusion, disorder |
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Commodious |
Roomy, spacious |
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Corrosive |
Eating away gradually, acidlike; 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 with or be related to |
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Inter |
To bury; to consign to 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 |
One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
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Reprehensible |
Deserving blame or punishment |
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Somber |
Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
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Squalid |
Filthy, wreched, debased |
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Turbulent |
Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
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Vociferous |
Loud and noisy; compelling attention |
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Voluminous |
Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
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Waive |
To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |