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53 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen, to subside
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abdication
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giving up control, authority
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abide
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be faithful; to endure
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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self-denial
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstemious
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restraint, especially of food and alcohol
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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abut
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border on
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abysmal
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bottomless; extreme
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acarpous
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effete; no longer fertile; worn out
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accolade
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praise; approval
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accolade
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praise; approval
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accretion
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growing of seperate things into one
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adamant
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kind of stone; inflexible
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addle
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to become rotten; to become confused
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adduce
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to offer as example; reason mor proof
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adjudicate
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to settle judicially
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adjunct
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something added; assistant
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adjure
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to beg
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adulteration
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making unpure, poorer in quality
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adumbrate
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to suggest or hint; overshadow
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adventitious
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coming from another source and not innate
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affable
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polite and friendly
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affinty
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close connecting relationship
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agnostic
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non-committal
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agog
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eager; excited
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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alcove
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recess; partially enclosed place
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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altercate
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to dispute angrily or noisily
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amalgamate
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mix, combine, unite societies
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ambiguous
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doubtful; uncertian
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ameliorate
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improve; make better
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anathema
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something loathed; cursed
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antebellum
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existing before war
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antediluvian
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made a long time ago
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anthropomorphic
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having human characteristics
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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aphasia
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loss of power to use or comprehend words
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aphorism
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concise statement of a principle
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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aphorism
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consise statement of a principle
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apostasy
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renunciation of a religion
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held relgious or political convictions
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