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30 Cards in this Set
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Aberration
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N deviation from the proper or expected course
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Abeyance
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N condition of being temporarily set aside
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Acerbic
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ADJ sharp and forthright
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Acuity
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N sharpness or keenness of though, vision, or hearing
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Admonish
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V reprimand firmly
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Adroit
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ADJ clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
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Aesthete
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N one who cultivaes an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as an art or nature
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Altruistic
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ADJ unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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Ameliorate
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V the make or become better
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Amorphous
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ADJ lacking definite form; shapeless
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Antediluvian
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ADJ made, evolved, or developed a long time ago
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Apocryphal
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ADJ of doubtjul authenticity or authorship
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Arable
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ADJ fit for cultivation as by plowing
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Ascetic
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N a person who renounces material comforts
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Assuage
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V to make less intense or severe
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Atrophy
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N wasting or decreasing in size
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Avarice
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N extreme desire for wealth, greed
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Aviary
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N a large enclosure for birds in the zoo
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Avow
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V to acknowlegde openly, to declare oneself to be
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Bilk
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V to defraud, swindle or cheat
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Broach
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V to raise a sensitive subject for discussion
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Buttress
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N a brick structure that is placed against a wall to give support
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Celerity
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N rapidity of motion or action
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Charlatan
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N a person falsely claiming to have a certain expertise
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Cherubic
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N winged angelic being represented as a chubby child with wings
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Churlish
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ADJ rude, mean-spirited, and surly
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Circuitous
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ADJ (of a route) longer than the most direct way
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Clandestine
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ADJ sruueptitious or secretive
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Commensurate
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ADJ corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
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Concomitant
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ADJ naturally accompanying or associated
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