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90 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower;degrade;humiliate
refused to abase herself in front of emperor |
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abash
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embarrass
he is not abashed by her open admiration |
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abate
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subside or moderate
waiting for the storm to abate |
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abbreviate
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shorten
abbreviate your speech |
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
abdicate her title as queen |
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
odd and aberrant nature of data |
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aberration
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deviation from normal; mental irregularity or disorder
aberrations of behavior |
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abet
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assist in doing something evil
abet him on stealing jewlery |
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abeyance
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suspended action
The deal is held in abeyance until her arrival |
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abhor
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detest; hate
she abhor all men |
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
homeless live in abject poverty |
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abjure
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renounce or severe upon oath
He abjured his tie with the king |
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ablution
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washing, shower
daily ablution with soap |
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
he peforms an act of abnegation to save someone |
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abolish
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cancel
abolish poison! |
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abominable
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adj,detestable
extremely unplesant very bad |
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abominate
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V, loathe;
hate; |
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aboriginal
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adj,being the first of its kind in a region;
primitive; native; |
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abortive
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adj,unsuccessful;
fruitless; |
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abrasive
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adj, rubbing away;
tending to grind down; |
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abridge
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v,condense or shorten;
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abrogate
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v. abolish
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abscission
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n. cutting off;
seperation |
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abscond
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v.depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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adj.complete;
totally unlimited; certain; |
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absolve
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v. pardon
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abstain
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v. refrain;
withhold from participation |
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking;
temperate; |
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abstinenece
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N. restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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adj, theoretical;
not concrete; |
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abstruse
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adj, obscure;
profound; difficult to understand. |
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abusive
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adj, coarsely insulting;
physically harmful. |
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abut
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v.border upon;
adjoin |
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abysmal
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adj,bottomless
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accede
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v.agree
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acclaim
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v ,applaud;
announce with great approval |
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acclimate
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v,adjust to climate or environmnet;
adapt |
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acclivity
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n,sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n,award of merit
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accommodate
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v.oblige or help someone;
adjust or bring into harmony; adapt |
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accord
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n.agreement
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accost
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v.approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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v.equip
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accretion
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n.growth;increase
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accrue
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v.come about by addition.
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acerbity
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n.biterness of word and temper
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acetic
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adj.vinegary
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acidulous
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adj.slightly sour;
sharp; caustic |
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acme
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n.peak;
pinnacle; highest point; |
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acoustic
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n.science of sound;
quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
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acquiesce
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v.agree passively; assent
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acquittal
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n.deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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adj.sharp;bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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adj.bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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n.fear of heights
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actuarial
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adj.calculating;
pertaining to insurance statistics |
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actuate
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v.motivate
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acuity
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n.sharpness
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acumen
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n.mental keenness
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acute
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adj.quickly perceptive;
keen; brief and severe |
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adage
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n.wise saying; proberb
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," the old adage goes |
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adamant
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adj. hard;
inflexible |
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addendum
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n.addition;
appendix to book |
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addle
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v.muddle;
drive crazy; become rotten |
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adept
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adj.expert at
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adhere
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v.stick fast
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adherent
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n.supporter;
follower |
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adjunct
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n.something(nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n.solemn urging
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adjutant
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n.staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish
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v.warn;reprove
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adorn
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v.decorate
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adroit
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adj.skillful
Her adroit driving skill |
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adulation
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n.flattery;admiration
the rock star thrives on the adulation of his fans |
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adulterate
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v.make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n.arrival
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adventitious
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adj.accidental;casual
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adverse
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adj.unfavorable;hostile
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adversity
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n.poverty;mistortune
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advert
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v.refer(to)
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advocacy
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n.support;active pleading on behlaf of someone or something
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advocate
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v.urge;plead for
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aegis
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n.shield;defense
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aerie
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n.nest of a large bird of prey
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aesthetic
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adj.artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
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adj.easily approchable; warmly friendly;
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affected
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adj.artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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n.written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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n.joining;associating with
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address
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v.direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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