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26 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to make less active or intense
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aberrant
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one whose behavior departs from the norm
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abeyance
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temporary cessation or suspension
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abscond
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to run away with something
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abstemious
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sparing in consumption of especially food or drink
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admonish
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to warn strongly
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adulterate
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to make impure by adding an inferior substance
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alacrity
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liveliness/eagerness
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amalgamate
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to combine together
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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anachronism
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something located at a time when it could not have existed
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anomalous
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deviating from the general norm
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arduous
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straining, strenuous, effort to the point of exhaustion
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assiduous
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marked by care and persistent effort
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assuage
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to alleviate, gain the good will of
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austere
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severely simple of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
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aver
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to state or assert
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banal
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repeat too often
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belie
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to be in contradiction with, represent falsely.
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bolster
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support and strengthen
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bombastic
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high sounding but unimportant
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burnish
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to polish and make shiny
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burgeon
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grow and flourish
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buttress
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support, usually of stone or brick, make stronger or defensible
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cacophonous
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having an unpleasant sound
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capricious
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changeable, determined by chance or impulse
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