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28 Cards in this Set
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Abridge |
to shorten without losing the intent |
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abstemious |
not self-indulgent |
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acquiesce |
accept something reluctantly but without protest |
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ambulatory |
relating to walking |
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antediluvian |
antiquated |
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atrophy |
wasting away; gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect |
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baneful |
very distressing or annoying |
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capitulate |
surrender |
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clemency |
mercy |
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coalescence |
come together and form one great mass |
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corrugated |
shaped into alternate ridges and grooves |
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cursory |
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed |
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distend |
swell |
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effervescent |
fizzy; vivacious and enthusiastic |
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euphonious |
pleasing to the ear |
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fallow |
uncultivated |
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innocuous |
harmful |
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jettison |
to get rid of something; to reject something |
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nefarious |
wicked |
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paucity |
scarcity |
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saccharine |
excessively sweet or sentimental |
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salubrious |
pleasant; healthy |
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sumptuous |
splendid and expensive-looking |
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surreptitious |
kept secret |
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virulence |
extreme bitterness |
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zany |
characterized by unconventionality and idiosyncrasy |
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poignant |
evoking sadness or regret |
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assuage |
make less severe or intense |
