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50 Cards in this Set
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ABACUS
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frame with balls for counting
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ABASE
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lower; degrade; humiliate
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ABASH
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embarrass
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ABATE
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to lessen; subsude
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ABBREVIATE
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shorten
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ABDICATE
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renounce; give up (authority)
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ABDICATION
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giving up control or authority
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ABDOMEN
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stomach and bowels
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ABBERANT
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abnormal or deviant
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ABBERATION
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straying away from what is normal
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ABET
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help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)
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ABEYANCE
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suspended action
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ABHOR
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to hate; to detest
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ABIDE
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be faithful to; endure
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ABJECT
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wretched; lacking pride; showing lack of self-respect
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ABJURE
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promise to give up
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ABLUTION
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washing
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ABNEGATION
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self-sacrifice
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ABODE
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dwelling place; home
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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
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ABOMINATE
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loathe; hate
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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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ABRADED
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rubbed off
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ABRASION
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rubbing, scraping, wearing off
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ABRIDGE
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shorten, condense
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ABROGATE
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repeal or annul by authority
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ABSCISSION
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cutting off; separation
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ABSCOND
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to go away suddenly and hide
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ABSOLUTE
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complete; certain
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ABSOLVE
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pardon
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ABSTAIN
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refrain; withhold from participation
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ABSTEMIOUS
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temperate; sparing in drink
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ABSTINENCE
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restraint from pleasant things
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ABSTRACT
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theoretical; not concrete
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend; obscure
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ABUNDANT
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plentiful
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ABUSIVE
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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ABUT
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border upon
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ABYSMAL
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bottomless; extreme
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ABYSS
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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ACADEMIC
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related to school; not practical or directly useful
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ACARPOUS
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no longer fertile
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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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ACCENTUATE
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give more force or attention to
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ACCESSIBLE
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easy to approach; obtainable
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ACCESSORY
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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ACCLAIMED
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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