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15 Cards in this Set
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Abrogate
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cancel, destroy, void
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Acerbic
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sharp, biting
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Acrimony
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harsh, bitter
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Acumen
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sharpness, quickness
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Adumbrate
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to foreshadow vaguely
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Allegory
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represent abstract idea in pictoral form
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Ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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Aphorism
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concise or brief statement of truth
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Apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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Arcane
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known or understood by only a few, mysterious
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Avarice
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greediness
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Banal
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commonplace, trivial
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Bifurcate
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to divide into 2 parts or branches
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Binary
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consisting of 2 parts
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Bi-polar
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having 2 poles or 2 opposites
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