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20 Cards in this Set
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abate
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Reduce or lesson
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Abdicate
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Give up a position
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Aberration
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Something unusual, different form the norm
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Abhor
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To really hate
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Abstain
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To refrain from doing something
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Adversity
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Hardship, misfortune
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to beauty
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Amicable
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Agreeable
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Anachronistic
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Out of the context of time, out of date
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Arid
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Very dry
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Asylum
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Sanctuary, place of safety
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Benevolent
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Friendly, helpful
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Bias
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A prejudice towards something or against something
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Boisterous
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Enthusiastic, loud
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Brazen
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Bold
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Brusque
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Short, rude
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Camaraderie
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Togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
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Canny
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Careful
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Capacious
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Very large, spacious
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Capitulate
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Surrender
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