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20 Cards in this Set
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Aberrant
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Deviating from the norm.
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Abjure
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To renounce or reject solemnly
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Abrogate
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Repeal; revoke
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Abstemious
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Eating and drinking in moderation
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Accolade
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An expression of praise
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Acerbic
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Having a sour or bitter taste or character
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Acumen
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Quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight
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Admonish
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To reprove; to express warning or disapproval
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Adroit
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Adept(proficient);dexterous(skillful)
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Adulation
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excessive praise; intense adoration
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Adulterate
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To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Aesthetic
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Dealing with appreciative of, or responsive to art or beauty
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Aggrandize
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To increase in intensity, power, prestige
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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Alchemy
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A Medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold.
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Amalgamate
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To combine several elements into a whole
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Amenable
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Agreeable, responsive to suggestion
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Anachronistic
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Out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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Anathema
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A solemn or ecclesiastical(religious) curse; a cursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
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Anomaly
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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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