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30 Cards in this Set
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actuate
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make happen
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adjunct
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something that is inferior that is connected to something superior
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adjutant
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assistant
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acclivity
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upward slope
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admonish
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warn with gentle dissaproval
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adage
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wise proverb or saying
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accord
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agreement
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech or temper
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addle
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muddled, crazy, confused
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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accolade
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praise or approval
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acme
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climax or high point
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adipose
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fatty
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accoutre
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to equip
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acrimonious
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stinging caustic
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acquiesce
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agree without protest
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fecundity
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fertility
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obsequious
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overly submissive
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haughty
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arrogant
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dissipated
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concerned only with pleasure for ones self
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temerity
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acting without considering the consequences
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vitiate
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to corrupt of make imperfect
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charlatan
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fake, often someone who pretends to have knowledge
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saturnine
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gloomy
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vituperative
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harshly critical
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jejune
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immature
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enmity
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hostility, or antagonism
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promulgate
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to promote
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insouciant
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carefree, nonchalant
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puissant
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powerful, mighty
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