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30 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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Verb; to make smaller while maintaining essential contents
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abstemious
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adj; sparing or moderate
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abstract
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verb; to remove from, reduce, or summarize
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abstruse
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adj; hard to understand
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accessible
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adj; easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use
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acclaim
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verb; to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy
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acknowledge
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verb; to admit to be real or true
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acquiesce
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verb; to agree without protest
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acquire
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verb; to come into possession or ownership of
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adroit
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adj; cleverly skillful, resourceful
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adversary
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noun; a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; enemy
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adverse
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adj; opposed; against someone or something
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advocate
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verb; to speak or write in favor of
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affable
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adj; pleasantly easy to approach
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affirmation
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noun; a statement declared true
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agenda
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noun, a list or plan of tasks
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alleviate
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verb; to make easier to endure; lessen
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aloof
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adj; indifferent; distant
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altruistic
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adj; unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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ambiguous
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adj; open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
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ambivalence
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noun; uncertainty caused by inability to make a choice
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anarchist
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noun; someone who wants to overturn the government
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anecdote
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noun; a short account of a story of some happening or some person.
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antagonism
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noun; hostility; condition of being against
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antidote
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noun; a medicine or remedy that counteracts the effects of poison, disease, etc.
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antiquated
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adj; old fashioned
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appease
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verb; bring peace, quiet, or ease
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apathy
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adj; lack of interest, passion, and emotion
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aesthetic
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adj; having a love for beauty
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analogous
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adj; similar; corresponding in certain ways
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