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35 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
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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depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking temperate
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Admonish
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warn; reprove.
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Adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior 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 doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Ameliorate |
improve |
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Anachronism |
something or someone misplaced in time |
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Analogous |
comparable |
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Anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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Anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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Antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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Apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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Appease
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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 possession 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 guile; open and honest
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Ascetic
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practicing self-denial; austere
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Assiduous
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diligent
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Assuage
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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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Attenuate
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make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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Audacious
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daring bold
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Austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple and un-ornamented
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Aver
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assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state, formally as a fact |
