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92 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 or authority
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal
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abet
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help or encourage
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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to hate or detest
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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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abraded
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rubbed off, worn away by friction
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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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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend, 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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acclaimed
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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accolade
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praise, approval
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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accrue
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accumulate
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adamant
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kind of stone, inflexible
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adorn
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add beauty, decorate
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adulteration
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making unpure, poorer in quality
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affable
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polite and friendly
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affinity
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close connection, relationship
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aggravate
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make worse, irritate
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agile
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active, quick-moving
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agog
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eager, excited
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ail
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trouble, be ill
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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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ale
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fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer
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aleck
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one who considers himself smarter than others
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allegiance
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duty, support, loyalty
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alleviate
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make (pain) easier to bear
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
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reserved, indifferent
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amalgamate
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mix, combine, unite societies
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ambidextrous
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able to use the left hand or the right hand equally well
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ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain
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ambivalent
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having both of two contrary meanings
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ambrosial
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extremely pleasing to taste
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ameliorate
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improve, make better
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anguish
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severe suffering
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animosity
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strong dislike
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antidote
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medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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apartheid
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brutal racial disrimination
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
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deification, glorification to godliness
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appease
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make quiet or calm
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apprehensive
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grasping understanding, fear, unhappy feeling about future
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apprise
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give notice to inform
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approbation
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approval
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation, apt
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apt
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well-suited, quick-witted, apropos
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arabesque
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a complex ornate design
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arboreal
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of/connected with trees
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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arduous
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steep, difficult ascent, laborious
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argot
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jargon, slang
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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arrogance
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proud, superior manner of behavior
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articulate
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speak distinctly, connect by joints
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ascend
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go or come up
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ascertain
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get to know
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial, austere, stark
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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asperity
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roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
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aspersion
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slander
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assail
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attack violently
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assiduous
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diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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assuage
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make something (pain, desire) less
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asterisk
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the mark *
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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astute
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clever, quick at seeing to get an advantage
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atonement
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repayment, death of Jesus
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attenuate
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make thin, weaken, enervate
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attune
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bring into harmony
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audacious
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daring, foolishly bold, impudent
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augury
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omen, sign
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august
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majestic, venerable
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auspicious
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favorable, successful, prosperous
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austere
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severely moral and strict, simple and plain
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auxiliary
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helping, support
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aver
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affirm, assert, prove, justify
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aversion
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strong dislike
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avid
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eager, greedy
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avow
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admit, declare openly
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