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30 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to decrease, reduce
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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abscission
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the act of cutting; the natural separation of the leaf or other part of the plant
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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the giving up of certain pleasures
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size or increaese in amount
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accrue
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
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something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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affinity
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fondness, liking, similarity
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater
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aggregate
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amounting to a whole, total
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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allay
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to lessen, ease, soothe
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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alloy
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a combination, a mixture of two or more metals
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allure
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the power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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