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20 Cards in this Set
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Antipathy
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(n) a feeling of strong dislike towards someone or something
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Applicable
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(adj) affects or is related to
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Asset
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(n) the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts
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Beset
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(v) to make someone experience serious problems or dangers
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Compassion
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(n) a strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them
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Decorum
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(n) behaviour that shows respect and is correct for a particular situation, especially a formal occasion
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Duress
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(n) illegal or unfair threats
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Exuberant
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(adj) happy and full of energy and excitement
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Facsimile
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(n) an exact copy of a picture, piece of writing etc.
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Imbibe
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(v) to drink something; to accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc.
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Implacable
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(adj) very determined to continue opposing someone or something
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Infinitesimal
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(adj) extremely small
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Innocuous
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(adj) not offensive, dangerous, or harmful
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Militate
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(v) to prevent something or make it less likely to happen
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Patent
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(n) a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy (adj) protected by a patent (v) to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new invention or product
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Prowess
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(n) great skill at doing something
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Sedate
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(adj) calm, serious, and formal (v) to give someone drugs to make them calm or to make them sleep
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Stentorian
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(adj) very loud and powerful
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Stipulate
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(v) to require something; it must be done
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Ultimatum
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(n) a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them
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