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98 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
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Suspended Action
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Abjure
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Renounce Upon Oath
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Ablution
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Washing
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Abnegation
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renunciation, self sacrifice
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Abrogate
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Abolish
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Abscond
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leave secretly and hide
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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Abstruse
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Profound, difficult to understand
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Abut
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border upon, adjoin
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Abysmal
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bottomless
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Accede
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agree
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Acclivity
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sharp upslope of hill
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Accouter
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equip
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Accretion
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growth, increase
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Acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temperament
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Acidulous
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sour, sharp, caustic
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Acme
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peak
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Actuarial
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pertaining to insurance statistics
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Actuate
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motivate
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Acumen
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mental savvy
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Adventitious
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accidental, casual
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Adjunct
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added on, attached, lesser
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Adjuration
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solemn urging
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Admonish
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warn, reprove
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Adroit
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skillful
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Advert
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refer
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Aegis
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the shield, the defense
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Aerie
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nest of bird of prey
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Affected
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artificial, pretended
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Agape
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openmouthed
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Agog
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highly excited, intensely curious
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Alacrity
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cheerful promptness, eagerness
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Alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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Alloy
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mix with less pure, lessen
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Alluvial
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soil deposits left by water
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Altercation
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noisy quarrel, heated dispute
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Ambulatory
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able to walk, not bedridden
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Amity
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friendship
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Amok
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state of rage
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Anachronism
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something misplaced in time
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Analgesic
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numbing against pain
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Anathema
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solemn curse
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Ancillary
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serving as an aid
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Animadversion
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critical remark
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Animus
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hostile feeling or intent
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Anneal
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improve strength by heating and cooling
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Anodyne
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anesthetic
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Anomalous
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abnormal
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Anomaly
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irregularity
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Antecede
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precede
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Antediluvian
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extremely ancient
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Anthropoid
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manlike
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Anthropomorphic
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having human form
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Antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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Aperture
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opening, hole
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Aphasia
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loss of speech
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Aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying, philosophic not concrete like an adage
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Apiary
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where bees are kept
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Aplomb
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poise, assurance
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Apogee
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high point
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Apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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Apotheosis
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elevation to godhood, ideal example
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Appellation
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name, title
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Apposite
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appropriate, fitting
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Approbation
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approval
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Appropriate
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acquire, take possession of
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Appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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Apropos
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referring to, regarding
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Aquiline
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curved, hooked
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Aboretum
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tree greenhouse
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Arcade
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covered passageway of shops
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Archetype
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primitive pattern or prototype
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Argot
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slang
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Armada
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fleet of warships
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Arraign
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charge in court
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Array
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rally, gather
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Arrears
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being in debt
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Arroyo
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gully
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Artifice
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trickery, deception
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Artless
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without guile, open and honest
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Ascetic
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practicing self denial
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Aseptic
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disinfecting, prevent infection
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Asperity
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sharpness of temper
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Aspersion
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slanderous remark
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Assay
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analyze, evaluate
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Astringent
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causing contraction, harsh or severe
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Atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors, not parents
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Augury
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omen, prophecy
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August
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impressive, magestic
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Autocratic
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having absolute, unchecked power
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Automaton
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robot imitating humans
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Auxiliary
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offering help in addition
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Avarice
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greediness for wealth
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Aver
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state confidently
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Avocation
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secondary minor occupation
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Avow
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declare openly
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Avuncular
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like an uncle
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Axiom
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self evident truth requiring no proof
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