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105 Cards in this Set
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aberration
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a change from the usual
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abstinence
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giving up of certain pleasures
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abstract
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hard to understand
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acclaim
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loud applause
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acquiesce
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to accept arrangements of others
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admonish
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to warn
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advocate
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to support
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aesthetic
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artistic
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affinity
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natural attraction
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aggrandizement
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growth in power or wealth
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alienate
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to turn away the normal feeligns of fondness
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alleviate
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to relieve
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aloof
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indifferent
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altruistic
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thoughtful of the welfare of others
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ambiguous
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not clearly defined
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ambivalence
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having conflicting attitudes
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ameliorate
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to make better
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analogous
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comparable
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animosity
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active dislike
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anonymity
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being nameless or unknown
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antagonism
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active opposition
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antithesis
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direct opposite
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apocryphal
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counterfeit
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arduous
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hard to do
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articulate
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able to put into words easily
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assuage
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to calm
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atrophy
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to waste away
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augment
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to increase
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austere
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stern
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authoritarian
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someone who believes in absolute authority instead of individual freedom
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autonomy
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independence
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aversion
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strong dislike
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belittle
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to make something seem less important
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bequeath
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to leave money or property by a will
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bizarre
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odd
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blithe
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happy
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bombastic
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high-sounding
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buffoon
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clown
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cache
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hiding place
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cacophony
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harsh sounding
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cajole
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to persuade by pleasant words or false promises
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callous
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insensitive
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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fickle
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carping
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complaining
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catalyst
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someone or something that brings a change
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catharsis
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emotional purging
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caustic
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stinging
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celestial
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divine, god-like
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censure
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to blame
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chastise
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to criticize
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chimerical
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absurd
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chronic
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lasting a long time
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circumspect
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careful
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clairvoyant
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insightful
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clandestine
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secret
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clemency
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mercy
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coalesce
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to combine
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colloquial
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talkative
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commiserate
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to sympathize
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compatible
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agreeing
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composure
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calmness
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conciliatory
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tending to soothe
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concise
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abbreviated
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condone
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to allow
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conspicuous
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visible
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copious
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abundant
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corroborate
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to confirm
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crass
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dumb
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criterion
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a test
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cryptic
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secret
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cursory
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without attention to detials
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dearth
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shortage
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debilitate
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to weaken
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decadence
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decay or decline
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deference
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great respect
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deflate
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to let the air out of
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delineate
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to describe in words
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demeanor
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behavior
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denunciation
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expressing strong disapproval of
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deprecate
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to express strong disapproval of
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derogatory
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degrading
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desecrate
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to treat w/ disrespect
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despot
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monarch w/ unlimited power
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deter
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to discourage
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devious
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lying
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devoid
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lacking
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diatribe
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denunciation
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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diffuse
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to spread out
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compatible
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agreeing
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composure
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calmness
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conciliatory
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tending to soothe
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concise
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abbreviated
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condone
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to allow
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conspicuous
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visible
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copious
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abundant
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corroborate
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to confirm
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crass
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dumb
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criterion
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a test
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cryptic
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secret
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cursory
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without attention to detials
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dearth
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shortage
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debilitate
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to weaken
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decadence
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decay or decline
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