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80 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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to give up a position right or power
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, renounce
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abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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abstemious
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consuming moderately
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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abut
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to touch, to be in contact with
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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acme
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highest point, summit
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acquiesce
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to agree or comply in silence
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the air
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altruism
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unselfish concern for others
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ambulatory
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itinerant, walkin around
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amortize
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to diminish with installment payments
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ancillary
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accessory, subordinate, helping
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antediluvian
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure, before the biblical flood
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human qualities to non-humans, having human qualities
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aplomb
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poise, confidence
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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apothegm
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a short, instructive saying
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apotheosis
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deification, glorified ideal
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arboreal
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relating to trees, living in trees
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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bacchanalian
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drunkenly festive
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balk
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to refuse, shirk, prevent
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beatific
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saintly angelic
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behemoth
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huge creature
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belie
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to misrepresent, expose as false
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benison
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blessing
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bifurcate
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divide in 2 parts
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bilious
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easily irritated, relating to bile
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality, atmosphere of good cheer
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bulwark
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defense wall, anything serving as defense
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cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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calumny
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false, malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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canard
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a lie
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carom
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to strike and rebound
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cavalcade
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a procession
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chagrin
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shame, embarassment, humiliation
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charlatan
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quack, fake
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chattel
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piece of personal property
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chimerical
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visionary, imaginable, fanciful, impossible
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choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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churlish
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rude
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cistern
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tank for rainwater
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coalesce
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to grow together, to cause to unite as one
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coffer
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strongbox, large chest for money
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cognomen
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family name, any name especially a nickname
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comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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compunctious
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feeling guilty or having misgivings
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conciliatory
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overcoming distrust or hostility
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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consanguineous
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of the same origin, related by blood
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contentious
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
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contumacious
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rebellious
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corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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corrugate
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to mold into shape with parallel grooves and ridges
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cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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coterie
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small group of persons with a similar purpose
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coven
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group of witches
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curmudgeon
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cranky person
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declivity
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downward slope
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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deluge
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flood
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demagogue
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leader or rabble-rouser who usually appeals to emotion or prejudice
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denigrate
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to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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descry
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to discover or reveal
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diaphanous
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allowing the light to shine through, delicate
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dicutm
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authoritative statement, popular saying
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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diluvial
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relating to a flood
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dimunitive
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small
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discomfit
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to cause perplexity and embarassment
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distaff
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female branch of the family
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