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49 Cards in this Set
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abscond (v.)
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious (adj.)
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sparing in eating and drinking
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abstruse (adj.)
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abscission (n.)
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cutting off; separation
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abrogate (v.)
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abolish
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abnegation (n.)
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renunciation; self sacrifice
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abjure (v.)
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renounce upon oath
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abeyance (n.)
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suspended action
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abate (v.)
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subside or moderate
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acclivity (n.)
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accede (v.)
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agree
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accretion (n.)
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growth; increase
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actuate (v.)
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motivate
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advent (n.)
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arrival
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adventitious (adj.)
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accidental; causal
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aerie (n.)
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nest of a large bird of prey
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affinity (n.)
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kinship
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agglomeration (n.)
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collection; heap
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aggrandize (v.)
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increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank, or honor
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aggregate (v.)
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gather, accumulate
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alacrity (n.)
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alimentary (adj.)
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supplying nourishment
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allay (v.)
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calm; pacify
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alluvial (adj.)
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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ambulatory (adj.)
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able to walk; not bedridden
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amenable (adj.)
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readily managed or willing to b answerable or accountable legally
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anathema (n.)
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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animadversion (n.)
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critical remark
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animus (n.)
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hostile feeling or intent
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anodyne (n.)
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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antecede (v.)
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precede
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antediluvian (adj)
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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aphasia (n.)
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aplomb (n.)
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poise; assurance.
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apocryphal (adj.)
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untrue; made up
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apogee (n.)
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highest point
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apostate (n.)
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one who abandons his religous faith or political beliefs
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apotheosis (n.)
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elevation to odhood; an ideal example of something
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apposite (adj.)
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appropriate; fitting
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apprise (v.)
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inform
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approbation (n.)
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approval
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array (v.)
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marshal; draw up in order
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arrears (n.)
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being in debt
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arroyo (n.)
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gully
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aquiline (adj.)
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curved, hooked
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ancillary (adj.)
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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apologist (n.)
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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aperture (n.)
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opening; hole
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apiary (n.)
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a place where bees are kept
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