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90 Cards in this Set
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desolate, windswept, bare
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bleak
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habit forming practice or pursuit usually one that is bad for a person's health or morally objectionable
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addiction
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to act as an impartial judge in a dispute; to settle
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arbitrate
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pertaining to a college or other institutiono of learning, scholarly
theoretical rather than practical; unrealistic |
academic
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to encourage or assist, especially with wrong doing
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abet
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to make up for or repent
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atone
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a devotion from what is normal or expected
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anomaly
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warring acctually engaged in a war; warlike or hostile
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belligerent
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the surrounding or pervading atmosphere; tone and spirit of an environment
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ambience
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genuine, trustworthy
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authentic
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lacking interest of liveliness; flat
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bland
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pertaining to a sense of beauty; artistic
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aesthetic
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curse or strond denunciation
the person or thing curese; more generally, any object of intense dislike |
anathema
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failure to develop normally; a progressive wasting away or decline
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atrophy
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a brief account of some interesting or amusing incident, espically one containing biographical or historical details
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anecdote
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foul tempered and quarrelsome
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cantankerous
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the misplacing of an object or event in a period to which it cannot possibly belong; anything out of its proper time frame
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anachronism
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subject to or determined by one's judgment; random
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arbitrary
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a suppor or reinforcement
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buttress
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an institution that shelters and cares for mentally unbalanced, aged, or homeless people any place offering protection or security
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asylum
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complicated system of administrative agencies and officals; the officals themselves
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bureaucracy
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an offical pardon granted to offenders against the government, especially for political offenses
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amnesty
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to get used to ( usually an envirnoment or situation)
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acclimate
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extremely eager, anxious, or enthusiastic
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avid
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to give up formally , as an office, duty , power, or claim
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abdicate
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unfeeling or insensitive
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callous
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overly short or abrupt
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brusque
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to tease; to annoy with a constant string of petty torments
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badger
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gentle and kindly
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benign
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a boastful or swaggering show of false bravery; false courage in general
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bravado
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merry, carefree
overly unconcerned, reckless |
blithe
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keen of mind and judgement, especially in practical matters; cunning
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astute
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overly bold, hasty, and thoughless
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brash
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false statement deliberately made up to injure a person
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calumny
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to refuse to buy, use or deal with as a way to protest of some form of behavior
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boycott
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total amount or sum total of individual parts
total and collective |
aggregate
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to persuade or obtain by flattery or deceit
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cajole
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noisy and rowdy
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boisterous
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a gradual wearing down or weakening of resistace resulting from constant friction, pressure or harassment
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attrition
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lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apathy
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merry, carefree
overly unconcerned, reckless |
blithe
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keen of mind and judgement, especially in practical matters; cunning
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astute
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overly bold, hasty, and thoughless
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brash
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false statement deliberately made up to injure a person
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calumny
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to refuse to buy, use or deal with as a way to protest of some form of behavior
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boycott
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total amount or sum total of individual parts
total and collective |
aggregate
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to persuade or obtain by flattery or deceit
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cajole
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noisy and rowdy
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boisterous
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a gradual wearing down or weakening of resistace resulting from constant friction, pressure or harassment
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attrition
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lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
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apathy
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to clear of guilt or blame
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absolve
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someone who can forecast the future by spotting various signs or indictions of what is to come
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augur
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rude or unrefined
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boorish
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to cause hostility or difference where love, friendliness, or interest formerly existed
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alienate
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wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice between 2 contradictory feelings or viewpoints in regard to a person, thing, or course of action
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ambivalent
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to refer to indirectly
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allude
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pompous or inflated in lanuage
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bombastic
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an excessive desire to aquire and possess wealth; a combination of greed and stinginess
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avarice
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to regard with horrow and loathing to hate intensely
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abhor
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made stale by constant use or repition
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banal
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weird or fantastic
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bizarre
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fair and impartial
frank or outspoken informal or unposed |
candid
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to close formally
to put off to another time' to move to another place |
adjourn
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swift and light in action, movement, or though
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agile
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to engage in petty quarreling
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bicker
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to pronounce distinctly to express well in words
expressed clearly and forcefully able to imploy language easily and fluently |
articulate
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to claim that something is true but without offering proof
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allege
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an imposing grouping; rich and beautiful attire
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array
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to arrest or take into custody
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apprehend
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to puzzle completely
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baffle
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absence of governmental authority; general political and social disorder
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anarchy
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out of line or position; turned to one side
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askew
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a savagely cruel, brutal, or inhuman deed; a monstrosity
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atrocity
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broad or widely inclusive
general or universal; worldwide |
catholic
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a list or program of things to be done or acted upon
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agenda
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to adapt fully or to make like
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assimilate
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to refrain completely and voluntary
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abstain
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to speak or agrue in favor of;. to give active public support to
person who pleads in the interest of a cause or individual |
advocate
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to fill with intense horrow, fear, or dismay
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appall
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to make greater; to become greater
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augment
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to yield to; to agree to
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accede
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to check or destroy the growth of
something that impairs growth or causes ruin |
blight
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wretched, miserable, degrading, humiliating
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abject
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hostile in purpose or effect unfavorable
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adverse
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a pertenious display of manners or sentiments that are not genuine; a peculiar habit of dress or behavior that has been adopted to impress others
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affetation
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to mismanage or make a mess of
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bungle
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rigidly severe; severely simple or bare
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austere
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courteous and aggreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach
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affable
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prosperous wealthy
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affluent
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quick to find petty faults or raise trifling objections; overly demanding or fussy
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captious
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