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30 Cards in this Set
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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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to depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish (admonition)
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warn; reprove
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adulterate (adulteration)
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make impure by addinginferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtfulin meaning
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ambivalence (ambivalent)
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analagous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of a governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy (antipathetic)
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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appease (appeasement)
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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acquire; take posession of for one's own use
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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artless
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without gile; open and honest
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ascetic (asceticism)
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practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage (assaugement)
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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