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93 Cards in this Set
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aback
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surprised; startled
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abate
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to lessen; to decrease
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abdicate
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to give up
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abduct
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to take away; to kidnap
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aberration
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abnormally
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abet
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to aid; to encourage
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abeyance
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a postponement
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abhor
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to hate
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abide
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to remain or put up with
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Carl Rogers
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developed client-centered therapy, most widely used in mental health and psychotherapy, aids patients to finding their own solutions to their problems
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abjure
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to give up (rights)
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ablution
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cleansing
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abolition
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doing away with
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abominate
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to dislike strongly
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aborigine
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original inhabitant
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abrade
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to wear or scrape away
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abridge
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to shorten or diminish
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aborogate
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to abolish
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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abstinence
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self-denial; voluntary restraint
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abstract
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a summary; to remove; theoretical
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abut
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to order on; adjoin
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abysmal
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extremely bad
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abyss
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a bottomless pit; vast
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academic
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theoretical or pertaining to school
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accade
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to agree to accept
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accessible
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easy to approach
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acclaim
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to greet with approval
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acclimate
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to get used to
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acclivity
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an upward slope
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accolade
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honor or award
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accommodate
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to make fit; to help
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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to approach or peak to aggressively
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accoutrement
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equipment
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accredit
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to certify or endorse
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accretion
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an addition
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accrue
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to accumulate
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acerbic
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sharp; bitter; sour
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acoustic
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dealing with sound
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acquiesce
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to agree; accept
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acquit
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to find not guilty
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acrid
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bitter; irritating
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acrimonious (acrimony)
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harsh speech or action
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acronym
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word formed for initials of other words
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actuate
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to put into action
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acuity
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sharp perception
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Name a liqueur that has the flavor of caraway.
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Kummel, a sweet, colorless liqueur flavored with caraway seed
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acute
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sharp; intense
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adage
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a farmiliar saying
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adamant
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unyielding
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addend
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something added to another
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addled
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confused, muddled
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adduce
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something offered as proof
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adept
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highly skilled
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adhere
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to stick; to support
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adjudicate
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to judge
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adjunct
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an assistant
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admonish
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to warn
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adroit
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skillful; shrewd
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adulation
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praise or flattery
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advent
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a coming or arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; incidental
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advocate
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to support; to defend another
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aegis
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protection
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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agreeable
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affectation
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phony attitude or behavior
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affiliation
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to associate with
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affinity
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any attraction to
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affirmative
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positive
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affix
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to attach or add
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affluence
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wealth
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agape
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open-mouthed; sign of surprise
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agenda
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list of things to be done
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aggrandize
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to make greater
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aggravate
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to irritate
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aggregate
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to collect or gather together
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aghast
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shocked
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agile
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to move quickly
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agitate
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to stir up
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agnostic
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one who doubts the existence of God
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agrarian
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pertaining to farmers and agriculture
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alacrity
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willingness
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alias
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an assumed name
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alienate
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to make others unfriendly to you
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allay
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to calm
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allege
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to charge with
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alleviate
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to lessen
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allocate
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to assign for a specific purpose
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