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56 Cards in this Set
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Aesthete
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One who makes much of aesthetics
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Abeyance
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Cessation of activity
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Abjure
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Renounce or disavow upon oath
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Abscond
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Hide or withdraw
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Abraded
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Rubbed off; worn away by friction.
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Abrogate
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Repeal by authority
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Acarpous
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Infertile
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Admonitory
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Containing warning
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Agog
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Eager; excited
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Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness
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Amalgam
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Mixture or compound
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Amalgamate
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Mix different societies
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Ameliorate
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Make better; improve
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Amortize
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To end a debt by means of a gradual pay-off
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Antipathy
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Aversion; dislike
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Antithetical
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In direct opposition to
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Apprise
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Give notice; inform
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Aplomb
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Self confident
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Apostate
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One who abandons former religious or political convictions
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Apotheosis
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Deification
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Approbation
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Approval
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Apropos
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Appropriate; apt
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Arabesque
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Complex, ornate design
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Argot
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Jargon; slang
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Arrant
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Shameless; unmitigated
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Archaism
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Ancient word, expression, or style of speech no longer in use
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Aseptic
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Surgically clean
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Asperity
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Roughness; irritability
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Aspersion
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Slander
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Astringent
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Substance that shrinks
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Attenuate
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Make thin; weaken; enervate
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Augury
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Omen
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August
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Majestic
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Auspicious
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Prosperous; favorable
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Austere
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Morally disciplined
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Aver
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Affirm; justify
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Avow
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Declare
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Abate
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Beat down; overthrow
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Accretion
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Joining of separate entities; natural growth
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Adulteration
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Making impure or poorer in quality
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Antediluvian
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Ancient; outmoded
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Banal
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Commonplace; trite
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Beatify
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To bless, make happy, or ascribe virtue
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Bedizen
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To adorn in a showy manner or with bad taste
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Bellicose
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Inclined to aggression or contention; warlike; pugnacious
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Belabor
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Beat hard
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Bereft
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To deprive of something; disposes; rob
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Bilge
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To bulge the underside of a ship
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Blandishment
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Flattery; coaxing
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Brazen
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Made of brass
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Broach
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Bring up
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Brook
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Tolerate; endure
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Bombast
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Make pompous speech
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Burgeon
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To send out buds; to flourish
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Burnish
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Rub or shine
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Buttress
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Support
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