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74 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower or humiliate
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abate
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subside, decresease, lessen
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abet
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aid
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abeyance
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suspended action
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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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repudiation, self-sacrafice
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrade
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wear away by friction
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abrogate
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to abolish
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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pardon
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstuse
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obscure, profound, difficult to understand
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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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accede
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agree
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acclimate
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adjust to climate
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak to in 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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acme
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tope; innacle
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acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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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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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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acuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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nemtal keeness
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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addendum
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an addition or supplement
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy
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adept
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expert at`
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adjunct
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something added on or attached
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admonish
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warn; reprove
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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 substances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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adversary
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opponent
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aerie
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nest of large bird of prey
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affected
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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affinity
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kinship
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affliction
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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agarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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alcove
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nook; small; recessed section of a room
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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allay
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calm, pacify
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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alloy
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mix; make less pure
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allure
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entice, attract
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aloft
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upward
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aloof
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apart, reserved
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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amble
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moving at an easy pace
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anbulatory
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able to walk, not bedridden
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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readily managed
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amiss
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wrong, faulty
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amorous
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moved by sexual love
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amulet
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charm; talisman
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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analogous
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comparable
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