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30 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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Degrade or humble
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Abate
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Reduce
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Abeyance
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Inactivity
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Abjure
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Give Up
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Abscission
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Cutting off
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Accede
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Agree, Give consent, Assume power
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Acerbic
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Sour, harsh
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Acidulous
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Slightly acid or sour
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Acme
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Peak
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Acrimony**
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Bitter speech or temper
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Acumen
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accurate insight or judgement
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Adumbrate
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Foreshadow, Reveal partially, Obscure
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Affable
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Pleasant, approachable
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Affectation
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Fake Behavior
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Alacrity
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Cheerful willingness
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Amalgam
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mixture of two or more things
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Ambivalent
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Uncertain
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Ameliorate
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Improve
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Amortize
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Gradually pay off
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Anachronism
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something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
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Anodyne
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Pain reliever
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Antic
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Grotesque, Bizarre
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Antipathy
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Dislike, Aversion
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Aphorism
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Saying or adage
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Apocryphal
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False
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Apogee
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Culmination
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Apposite
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Highly appropriate
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Approbation
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Praise or approval
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Arbitrary
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based entirely on ones discretion; having no basis
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Ardent
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Very Passionate
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