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10 Cards in this Set
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ABATE
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TO LESSEN IN INTENSITY
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ATTEMPTS TO ABATE THE POLITICAL CONTROVERSY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL
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ABATEMENT
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IA LESSENING IN AMOUNT OR DEGREE
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THE CITY'S NOISE ABATEMENT PLAN TARGETED THE FRATERNITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT MANY BELIEVE IT SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON THE OW FLYING PLANES
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ABERRANT
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DEVIATING FROM THE NORM
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THE ABERRANT BEHAVIOR OF THE TEAMS BEST PLAYER LEAD THE COACH TO SUSPECT DRUG USE
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ABJURE
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TO RENOUNCE OR REJECT SOLEMNLY, TO RECANT, TO AVOID
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THE CELEBRITY HAD TO ABJURE HER OLD LIFESTYLE AND ALL HER OLD FRIENDS AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT OF HER RELEASE FROM REHAB
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ABROGATE
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TO ABOLISH OR ANNUL BY AUTHORITY, PUT DOWN
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THE COURT ABROGATED THE DEFENDENTS RIGHTS TO ANY PROFIT OF SELLING OF THE HOUSE
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ABSCISSION
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THE ACT OF CUTTING OFF OR REMOVING
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THE DOCTOR RECCOMMENDED IMMEDIATE ABCISSION BE MADE IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE FURTHER INFECTION
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ABCISE
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TO CUT OFF OR REMOVE
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LORENA BOBBIT DECIDED TO ABCISE HER HUSBANDS MANHOOD
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ACCOLADE
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AN EXPRESSION OF PRAISE, AWARD
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THE DAUGHER CRAVED HER MOTHERS ACCOLADE OF HER ACADEMIC SUCCESS
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ABSCOND
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TO DEPART CLANDESTINELY, TO STEAL OFF AND HIDE
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THE MAN WAS LEFT PENNILESS WHEN TWO MEN ABSCOND WITH HIS LIFE SAVINGS
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ABSTAIN
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TO REFRAIN FROM ACTIVITY
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SHE CHOOSE TO ABSTAIN FROM EATING DESERT AS IT WASN'T IN HER DIET
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