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21 Cards in this Set
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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n abscission
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cutting off; separation
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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abstain
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refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote;
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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n abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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agree
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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