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20 Cards in this Set
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bellow
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(v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; (n.) a loud, angry roar
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beneficiary
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(n.) one who benifits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
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botch
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(v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess; (n.) a hopelessly bungled job
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clutter
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(v.) tofill or cover in a disorderly way;(n.) a state of disorder, mess
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dilapidated
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(adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down
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dismantle
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(v.) to take apart; to sripe at something
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farce
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(n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absured happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham
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futile
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(adj.) not sucessful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous
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grueling
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(adj.) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
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hospitable
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(adj.) offering friendly or genorous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
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lair
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(n.) the home or den of any wild animal; any hideout
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lavish
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(adj.) overly genorous; extravagant; abuntant;(v.) to spend or give freely or without limit
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morbid
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(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to by disease
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notorious
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(adj.) widely known for bad conduct
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pamper
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(v.) to allow to many apprivlages, to be too generous and easygoing toward
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parasite
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(n.) an organism that lives in or on another oranism; one who lives off another person
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shirk
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(v.) to aviod or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
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surplus
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(n.) an amout beyond what is required, excess; (adj.) more than what is needed or expected
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timidity
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(n.) the state of being easily frightened
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veto
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(n.) to power to forbid or prevent; (v.) to prohibit, reject
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