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40 Cards in this Set
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ablution
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washing the body
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abrade
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to rub off
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bacchanal
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drunken party
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beset
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to attack
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abate
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to decrease
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abase
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to degrade
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batten
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to thrive
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bate
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to lessen
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badinage
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playful talk; banter
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baleful
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harmful
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caustic
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corrosive
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abominate
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to loathe
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cogent
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forceful
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charlatan
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imposter; quack
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abject
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miserable
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abet
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to aid
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citadel
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fortress
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abdicate
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to give up
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bedizen
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to dress in a showy way
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celerity
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speed
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callous
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unfeeling
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abash
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to embarass
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abattoir
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a slaughterhouse
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aberration
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a deviation
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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abhor
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to detest
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abjure
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to give up on oath
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abnegate
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to renounce
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aboriginal
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first, existing somplace since the beginning
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abort
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to cut short
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abridge
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to shorten
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abrogate
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to cancel by authority
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abscond
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to run away
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absolve
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free of guilt
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abstemious
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moderate in eating and drinking
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abstract
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a summary
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abut
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to boarder on
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abysmal
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bottomless; wretched
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accede
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to take on the duties (of); to attain
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