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62 Cards in this Set
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Abash
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To embarrass/to make ashamed
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Aberration
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An abnormality
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Abet
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To aid in the commision
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abjure
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To hate
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abnegate
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To renounce
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abrasive
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Rough/Couarse
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abrogate
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To put an end to
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abscond
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To depart suddenly and secretly
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abstemious
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Characterized by self-denial or abstience
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abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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acclaim
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Praise
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acquiesce
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To comply/to agree/to submit
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acumen
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Quickness of intellectual insight
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admonition
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Gentle scolding or warning
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affable
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Good-natured;easy to approach
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affectation
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Pretension/unnatural behavior designed to impress others
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aggrandize
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To enlarge/to improve
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aghast
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Horrified/astonished
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agile
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able to move quickly physically or mentally
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alacrity
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Cheerful willingness or promtness
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alleviate
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To relieve/to make less hard to bear
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aloof
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Reserved/distant
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altruism
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Unselfishness/charitableness
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amalgamate
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To mix or blend together
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ambiguous
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Having double meaning
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ameliorate
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To relieve/to make better
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amiable
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Friendly
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anarchy
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Lack of control/absence from goverment
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animosity
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Hatred
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antipathy
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Hatred
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aplomb
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Self-confidence
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apocryphal
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Of doubtful authority or authenticity
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apparition
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Ghostly sight
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appease
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To soothe
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approbation
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Approval
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arboreal
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Pertaining to trees
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arcane
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Difficult to understand known to only few
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ardor
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Passion
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argot
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Language used by a particular group
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articulate
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Eloquent/able to express oneself well
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asetic
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One who practices self denial and excessive abstinence
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ascribe
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To assign as a quality or attribute
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asperity
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Harshness; roughness
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assail
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To attack violently
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assiduous
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Unceasing/persistent
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assuage
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To relieve
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astute
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turn a situation into someone's advantage
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attenuate
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To make or become weaker
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audacious
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Bold/fearless
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auspicious
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Favorable
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austere
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Severely simple/strict/harsh
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authoritarian
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Demanding/despotic
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avarice
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Greed
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avid
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Eager
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baleful
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threatening/harming
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banal
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commonplace
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baneful
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causing harm
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bellicose
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warlike
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belligerent
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displaying warlike spirit
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benefactor
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One who does kindly and charitable acts
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benevolence
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an act of kindness or generosity
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benign
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Good/Kind
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