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29 Cards in this Set
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abet
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to encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one
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allot
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To assign or distribute as a portion or share
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Balmy
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soothing or mild
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divert
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to turn aside, to entertain or amuse, or something that amuses or entertains
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influx
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A flowing or pouring in; arrival in mass numbers
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memento
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Something kept as a reminder of a past event; a souvenir
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Staple
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A basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts, a U-shaped fastener with sharp ends, to attach with staples, and most important or principle
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tumult
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noisy excitement: an uproar or disturbance
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unseemly
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not suitable; inappropriate or improper
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abject
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most miserable; wretched
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advocate
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To plead in favor of; to defend
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dire
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Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate
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elite
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a group that enjoys superior status to others; considered superior to others
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flagrant
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clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right
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languish
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to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions
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raze
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To level to the ground; to destroy completely
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reprisal
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a retaliation for an injury
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turmoil
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a state of confusing or agitation; tumult
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wreak
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to bring about or inflict; to express or vent
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augment
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to increase in size, amount, or degree
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benign
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kind, gracious and gentle; favorable not threatening
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connoisseur
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A person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts;a person of refined taste
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exemplify
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to illustrate by being an example of
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grotesque
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so distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical
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hallowed
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greatly respected; holy; sacred
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malevolent
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showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evil
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orante
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heavily and elaborately decorated
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Pastoral
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having to do with shepherds and herders; relation to country life and often presented as charmingly simple
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precarious
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not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain
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