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50 Cards in this Set
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humble, degrade
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abase
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to decrease in amount or degree
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abate
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to give up(as a throne) formally
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abdicate
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incite, encourage, assist
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abet
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a condition of suspended activity
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abeyance
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to hate
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abhor
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loathe, detest
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abominate
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original inhabitants or a region
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aborigine
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to wear away by friction
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abrade
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annul, revoke, to abolish
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abrogate
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to depart secretly to avoid capture or legal prosecution
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abscond
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to pardon
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absolve
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summary
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abstract
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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to touch along a border
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abut
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an expression of praise: award
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accolade
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to accumulate
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accrue
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sourness, bitterness
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acerbity
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the highest point
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acme
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sharpness of language or feeling
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acrimony
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inflexible, unyielding
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adamant
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to settle judicially
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adjudicate
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something additional-appendage, appendix
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adjunct
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to warn gently, reprimand
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admonish
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dexterous with one's hand, skillful
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adroit
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to flatter or admire excessively
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adulate
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to plead in favor of
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advocate
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to appreciate beauty
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aesthetic
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friendly; courteous
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affable
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attraction, sympathy
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affinity
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abundant supply, wealth
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affluence
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insult
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affront
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to enlarge
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aggrandize
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able to move quickly and easily
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agile
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one who questions the existence of God
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agnostic
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cheerful readiness, liveliness
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alacrity
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to calm, reduce intensity
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allay
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a story in which people, things, and events have a hidden meaning
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allegory
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allot, assign
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allocate
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to refer indirectly
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allude
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a noisy or angry dispute
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altercation
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unselfish interest in the welfare of others
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altruism
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to make grow, improve
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ameliorate
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pleasant, kind
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amiable
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granting a pardon to a group of individuals
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amnesty
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an ornament worn as a charm against evil
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amulet
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one that is chronologically out of place
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anachronism
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absence of government or law and order
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anarchy
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a solemn curse or ban
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anathema
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ill will, resentment
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animosity
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