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58 Cards in this Set
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abase
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degrade
lower humiliate |
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abeyance
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suspended action
the deal was held in abeyance |
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
abject poverty |
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ablution
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washing
my daily ablutions |
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
abnegation of responsibilities |
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
abandon their abortive attempt ABORT |
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abrogate
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abolish
abrogate the decrees |
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abscission
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cutting off; separation
SCISSIORS |
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
ABSTAINING abstemious diet |
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; hard to understand
abstruse techinical papers |
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abut
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border
the countries abut BUTT |
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
ACC |
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accoutre
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equip
team got accoutred with the goods |
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accretion
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growth; increase
accretion of mass from stars |
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accrue
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come about by addition
interest accrues |
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
sour; sharp and forthright ACER = BASE |
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acetic
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vinegary
ACER = BASE acetic salad |
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively
acquiesce to her dad's wishes |
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
acrid odor |
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
acrimonious terms |
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acrophobia
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fear of hights
ACRO = tall |
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actuarial
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calculating; insurance stats
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actuate
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motivate
what actuated his actions? |
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acuity
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sharpness
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
being in love addles your brain |
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adherent
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supporter; follower
adherent of birth control |
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adjunct
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something added or attached
computers are adjunct to learning |
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adjuration
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solemn urging
I adjure you to tell me the TRUTH JURY i ADJURE THE JURY TO TELL ME THE TRUTH |
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adjutant
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assistant to the commander
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admonish
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warn; reprove
admonish the people to avoid sins |
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adroit
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skillful
adroit handling of a delicate situation |
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adulterate
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make impure by adding tainted substances
adulterate the juice by putting milk in it |
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adventitious
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accidental
adventitious meeting with an old friend |
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advert
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refer to
you advert to this matter all the time |
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aegis
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shield; defense
the aegis of the Bill of Rights |
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affable
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eaily approachable; friendly
affable and agreable companion he makes me LAUGH cuz he is affable |
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
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affected
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artificial; fake
affected, pretentious voice |
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affliction
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state of distress; suffering
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affront
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insult; offense
a personal affront |
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aggrandize
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increase; intensify money, honor, or power
the President aggrandizes his power |
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existance of a god
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agog
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highly excited; curious
tell us....we're all AGOG! |
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agrarian
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pertaining to farming and land
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
accept the invitation with ALACRITY! |
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
the alimentary canal in our bodies |
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allay
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calm; pacify
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alloy
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mix; make less pure
VERB our delight was alloyed by our concern |
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits from running water
the alluvial deposits at the mouth of the river |
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aloft
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upward
climb aloft |
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amalgamate
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combine; unite into one body
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amazon
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female warrior
XENA |
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amble
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moving at an easy, slow pace
the horse trotted at a slow amble |
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk
ambulatory patient AMBULANCE |
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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open to suggestions; willing to be led; accountable legally
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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