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44 Cards in this Set
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coerce |
force |
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perpetuate |
to make permanent |
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redress |
remedy |
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putitive |
Inflicting or aiming at punishment |
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flaunt |
Display something ostentatiously especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance |
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insufferable |
too extreme to bear in tolerable |
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ordinance |
and authoritative order a decree |
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nonchalant |
A feeling or appearing casually calm and relax not displaying anxiety interest or enthusiasm |
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vitality |
The capacity to live and develop power of enduring |
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epitome |
A summary condensed amount an instance that represents a larger reality |
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infringe |
To violate trespass go be on recognized bounce |
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ameliorate |
to improve make better correct a flaw or short coming |
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interloper |
One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be an intruder |
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millennium |
A period of 1000 years of. Have a great joy |
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fallow |
plow but not seeded in active land left unseeded |
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ascertain |
to find out |
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Malevolent |
spiteful showing ill will |
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nonchalant |
call confident unconcern |
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scrupulous |
exact careful attending thoroughly to details having home will standards principled |
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froth |
bubbles formed or on liquid a film foam sometimes accompanying disease or exhausting |
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embellish |
to make beautiful with ornaments to Heighten The attractiveness by adding fanciful details |
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Invigorating |
having an enlivening or simulating effect |
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qualm |
A feeling of uneasiness about a point especially a consequence your propriety disturbing emotion |
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manipulate |
to treat or operate with or as if the hands or by mechanical means especially with the skillful manner the manager utilize carefully |
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surmise |
do you think or believe without supporting evidence to conjecture or guess |
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exhort |
to urge strongly advise earnestly |
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Aplomb |
poise assurance great self-confidence |
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Callow |
without experience immature not fully developed lacking sophistication and poise without feathers |
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bombastic |
pompous or overblown in language full of high standing word intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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affiliated |
associated connected |
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Expunge |
to erase obliterate destroy |
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venial |
Easily Excused pardonable |
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Commiserate |
to sympathize with her pity or sorrow for share feeling of distress |
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expedite |
to make easy cause to progress faster |
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expiate |
To make amends make up for to avert |
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Altruistic |
unselfish concerned with the welfare of others |
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Chivalrous |
marked by honor courtesy and courage knightly |
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enthrall |
To hold spellbound |
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Intensity |
The quality or state of being intense extreme degree of strength force energy or feeling |
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overture |
and inttiative toward agreement or action something introductory |
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malady |
A disease or disorder of the animal body and unwholesome or disorder condition |
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Vigilant |
alertly watch for especially to avoid danger |
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Abominate |
do you have an intense dislike or hatred for |
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adventitious |
resulting from chance rather than inherent cause or character accidental not intentional |