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105 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower; degrade; humiliate
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abash
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embarass
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*abate
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subside or moderate
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abbreviate
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shorten
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
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*aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder
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abet
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assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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*abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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cancel; put an end to
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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aboriginal
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being the first of the kind in a region; primative; native
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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cutting off; separation
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*abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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abstain
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refrain; withhold from participation
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*abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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academic
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related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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agree
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach; obrainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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applaud; announce with great approval
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award of merit
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth; increase
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accrue
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come about by addition
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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vingery, accidic taste
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acidulous
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slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acument
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mental keenness
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acute
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quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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alter; modify
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addendum
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addition; appendix to book
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addiction
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compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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address
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direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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expert at
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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adjunct
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something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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*admonish
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warn; reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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*adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted sbstances
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*aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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*aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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*alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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*alleviate
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relieve
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*amalgamate
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combine
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*ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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*ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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*ameliorate
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improve
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*anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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*analogous
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comparable
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*anarchy
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absence of governing bosy; state of disorder
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*anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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*antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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*apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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*appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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*apprise
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inform
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*approbation
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approval
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*appropriate
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acquire
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*arduous
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hard; strenuous
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*artless
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without guile; open and honest
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*ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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