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34 Cards in this Set
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ABASE
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lower; degrade; humiliate.
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ABASH
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embarrass (verb)
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ABATE*
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subside or moderate (verb)
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ABET
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assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage (verb)
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle |
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ABEYANCE*
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suspended action (noun)
The deals was held in abeyance until her arrival |
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ABJECT
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wretched; lacking pride. (adThe homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter.jective)
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ABJURE
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renounce upon oath; disavow. (verb)
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ABLUTION
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washing (noun)
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ABNEGATION
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renunciation, self-sacrifice (noun)
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ABROGATE
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abolish (verb)
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ASCOND
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depart secretly and hide (verb)
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ABSCISSION
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removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation.
ex: leaf fall--> flower/leaf separates naturally from the parent plant = abscission |
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ABSTEMIOUS
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. (adjective)
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ABTRUSE
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand (adjective)
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ABUT
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border upon; adjoin (verb)
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ACCEDE
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agree (verb)
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ACCLIVITY
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sharp upslope of a hill (noun)
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ACCOUTRE
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equip (verb)
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ACCRETION
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growth; increase (noun)
"accrete" verb meaning grow |
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ACERBIC
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bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting (adjective)
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ACERBITY
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bitterness of speech and temper (noun)
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ACIDULOUS
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slightly sour; sharp; causstic (adjective)
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ACQUIESCE
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assent; agree passively. (verb)
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ACRID
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sharp; bitterly pungent (adjective)
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ACRIMONIOUS
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bitter in words or manner (adjective)
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ACROPHOBIA
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fear of heights
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ACUMEN
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mental keenness (noun)
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ADAGE
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wise saying; proverb (noun)
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ADDLE
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (verb)
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ADEPT
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expert at
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ADJURATION
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solemn urging (noun)
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ADJUTANT
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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ADROIT
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skillfull (adjective)
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ADJUNCT
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something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
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