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84 Cards in this Set
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ABASE (v)
ABASEMENT (n) |
Lower; Degrade; Humilliate
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ABASH (v)
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Embarrass
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ABATE (v)
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Subside or moderate
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ABBREVIATE (v)
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Shorten
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ABDICATE (v)
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Renounce; give up
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ABERRENT (adj)
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Abnormal or deviant
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ABERRATION (n)
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Deviation from expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder
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ABET (v)
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Assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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ABEYANCE (n)
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Suspended action
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ABHOR (v)
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detest; hate
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ABJECT (adj)
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wretched; lacking pride
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ABJURE (v)
ABJURATION (n) |
Renounce upon oath
(Renounce: announce publicaly or officially that you are giving up something; Oath: formal promise) |
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ABLUTION (n)
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washing
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ABNEGATION (n)
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Renunciation; self-sacrifice
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ABOLISH (v)
ABOLITION (n) |
cancel; put an end to
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ABOMINABLE (adj)
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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ABOMINATE (v)
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loathe; hate
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ABORIGINAL (adj)
ABORIGIN (n) |
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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ABORTIVE (adj)
ABORT (v) |
unsuccessful; fruitless
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ABRASIVE (adj)
ABRADE (v) |
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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ABRIDGE (v)
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condense or shorten
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ABROGATE (v)
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abolish
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ABSCISSION (n)
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cutting off; separation
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ABSCOND (v)
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depart secretly and hide
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ABSOLUTE (adj)
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complete; totally unlimited; certain
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ABSOLVE (v)
ABSOLUTION (n) |
pardon (an offense)
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ABSTAIN (v)
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refrain; withhold from participation
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ABSTEMIOUS (adj)
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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ABSTINENCE (n)
ABSTAIN (v) |
restraint from eating and drinking
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ABSTACT (adj)
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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ABSTRUSE (adj)
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obscure; profound; difficulty to understand
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ABUSIVE (adj)
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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ABUT (v)
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border upon; adjoin
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ABYSMAL (adj)
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bottomless
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ABYSS (n)
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enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pitch
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ACADEMIC (adj)
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related to school; not practical or directly useful
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ACCEDE (v)
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agree
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ACCELERATE (v)
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move faster
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ACCESSIBLE (adj)
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easy to approach; obtainable
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ACCESSORY (n)
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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ACCLAIM (v)
ACCLAMATION (n) |
applaud; announce with great approval
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ACCLIMATE (v)
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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ACCLIVITY (n)
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sharp upslope of a hill
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ACCOLADE (n)
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award of merit
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ACCOMMODATE (v)
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oblidge or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
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ACCOMPLICE (n)
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partner in crime
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ACCORD (n)
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agreement
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ACCOST (v)
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approach and speak first to a person
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ACCOUTRE (v)
ACCOUTREMENT (n) |
equip
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ACCRETION (n)
ACCRETE (v) |
increase; growth
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ACCRUE (v)
ACCRUAL (n) |
come about by addition
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ACERBITY (n)
ACERBIC (adj) |
bitterness of speech and temper
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ACETIC (adj)
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vinegary
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ACIDULOUS (adj)
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slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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ACKNOWLEDGE (v)
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recognize; admit
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ACME (n)
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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ACOUSTICS (n)
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science of sound
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ACQUIESCE (v)
ACQUIESCENCE (n) ACQUIESCENT (adj) |
assent; agree passively
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ACQUITTAL (n)
ACQUIT (v) |
deliverance from charge
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ACRID (adj)
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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ACRIMONIOUS (adj)
ACRIMONY (n) |
bitter in word or manner
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ACROPHOBIA (n)
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fear of heights
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ACTUARIAL (adj)
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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ACTUATE (v)
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motivate
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ACUITY (n)
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sharpness
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ACUMEN (n)
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mental keenness
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ACUTE (adj)
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quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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ADAGE (n)
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wise saying; proverb
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ADAMANT (adj)
ADAMANCY (n) |
hard; inflexible
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ADAPT (v)
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alter; modify
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ADDENDUM (n)
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addition; appendix to book
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ADDICTION (n)
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compulsive; habitual need
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ADDLE (v)
ADDLED (adj) |
muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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ADDRESS (v)
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direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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ADEPT (adj,n)
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expert at
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ADHERE (v)
ADHESION (n) ADHERENCE (n) |
stick fast
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ADHERENT (n)
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supporter; follower
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ADJACENT (adj)
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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ADJUNCT (n,adj)
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something (generally non essential or inferior) added on or attached
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ADJURATION (n)
ADJURE (v) |
solemn urging
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ADJUTANT (n)
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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ADMONISH (v)
ADMONITION (n) |
warn; reprove
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ADORN (v)
ADORNMENT (n) |
decorate
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ADROIT (adj)
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skillful
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