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69 Cards in this Set
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antipathy
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A strond dislike or distaste, hatred Noun
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Standardize
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V. To make the same
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travesty
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A crude,exaggerated, or ridiculous repsentation, mockery
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esoteric
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ADJ. Intended for or understood by only a certain grouop, beyond the understanding of most people
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Utilitarian
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ADJ. Made or intended for practical use
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travesty
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A crude,exaggerated, or ridiculous repsentation, mockery Noun
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deride
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To make fun of; ridicule
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cuimination
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the highest point or degree or a series of actions or events, the climax
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flout
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To treat with scorn or contempt; defy insultingly
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henious
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Extremely evil; outrageous
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Quandary
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A state of uncertainty or confusion about what to do; predicament
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implicit
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Suggested or understood, but not directly stated; implied
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Austere
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ADJ. Without decoration or luxury, simple
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Vehement
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Intense; forcefull
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emulate
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to try to squal or surpass, to imitate
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adroit
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Skillful and clever under challenging conditions
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repudiate
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to deny the truth, validity, or authority of
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abrasive
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harsh, able to cause a wearing away by rubbin or scraping, rough, irritating
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admonsihed
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to scold gently but seriously
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promiscuous
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Unselective, lacking standards of selection, especially in sexual relations
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tumult
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the noisy disorder of a crowd; a commotion
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docile
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obedient, willingly led
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auspicious
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Being a good sign, favorable; encouraging
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Presumptuous
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ADJ. Too bold, foward, overly confident
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contend
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To claim to be true
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Contrite
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ADJ. Sorry
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Lucid
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ADJ. Clearly expressed, easily understood
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extenuating
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Serving to make less erious or seem less serious through some excuse
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Germane
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ADJ. Having to do with the issue at hand
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forestall
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To prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand
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antithesis
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the exact opposite
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Encompass
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V. Include
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Rancor
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N. Intense hatred or ill will
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Foible
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N. A minor weekness or flaw
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Recrimination
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N. An accusation made inresponse to an accuser
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innocuous
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ADJ. Harmless, inoffensive
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Atrophy
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Verb. Waste away, wear down from disuse
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Omnipotents
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All-powerful; having unlimited authority
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Exhort
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V. To urge with argument or strong advice
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Diabolic
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Adj. Very cruel, wicked
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Integral
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ADJ. essential, necessary to the whole
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Magnanimous
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ADJ. Noble in mind and spirit, especially generous and forgiving
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Insinuate
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to suggest, to hint
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Commensurate
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ADJ. Corresponding in degree, number, inproportion
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Exacerbate
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V. to aggravate, amke more severe
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Connotation
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N. A secondary meaning suggested by the word
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Mitigate
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V. To make less severe or less intense
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espouse
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V. To support, argue for or adopt
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subordinate
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Under the authority or power of another; inferior or below another in rank, power, or importance
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rebuke
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To scold sharply; express blame or disapproval
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Placebo
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N. Fake medicine
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precarious
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Dangerous, risky, dangerously uncertain ADJ.
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Obsequious
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Overly willing to serve, obey, or flatter inorder to gain favor
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fastidious
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Extremely attentive to details; fussy
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Tenuous
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Adj. having little substance or basis, weak
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Deplore
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V. To feel or ecpress disapproval of
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insidioius
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Working or spreading harmfuly but in a manner hard to notice;more harmful than at first evident
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impeding
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about to happen; imminent
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Dissipate
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V. To thin out, drive away
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Vindicate
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V. to clear form blame or suspiction
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indolent
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ADJ. Lazy, avoiding or disliking work
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Disparity
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An inequality or differnce, as in age or amounts
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Unassuming
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ADJ. Modest, not boastful or arrogant
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Inherent
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ADj. Existing as a natural or essentail quality of a person or thing, built in
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Verbose
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ADJ. Using too many words
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Assimilate
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V to become more similar to a larger whole, blend into main culutre
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subversive
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ADJ. intended to overthrow
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staunch
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ADJ Firm, loyal, strong in support
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perfunctory
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ADJ. Done only as a rountine, with little care or interest, preformed with no interest or enthusiasm
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