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21 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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Suspended action.
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abut
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To border on.
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abraded
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Rubbed off, worn away by friction.
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abrogate
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To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
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abscond
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To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
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abstruse
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Difficult to comprehend, obscure.
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abjure
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To renounce under oath; forswear.
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ambivalent
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Characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes.
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abdicate
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To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.
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abysmal
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Unfathomable, limitless, or very bad.
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aberration
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A deviation from the proper or expected course.
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abate
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To lessen, to subside.
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accretion
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The growing of separate things into one or increase in size by gradual addition.
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accolade
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Praise, approval.
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ameliorate
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To make or become better; improve.
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alacrity
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Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
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amicable
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Friendly.
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amalgamate
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To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite.
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admonitory
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containing warning
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amortize
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To liquidate (a debt, such as a mortgage) by installment payments or payment into a sinking fund.
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acarpous
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Producing no fruit, sterile.
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