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25 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate |
To step down from a position of Power |
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Abnegate |
To deny oneself, renounce, surrender |
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Abeyance |
A temporary suspension of activity |
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Abscond |
To leave quickly and secretively |
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Abridge |
To shorten, condense, or lessen in length |
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Abrogate |
To repeal, to set aside, to nullify, abolish |
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Absolve |
To forgive or free from blame |
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Ablution |
The act of washing one's body |
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Abstinence |
Voluntarily refrain from eating certain foods or drink |
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Accolade |
Award of honor, high praise |
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Accouterments |
Personal clothing, accessories, or equipment |
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Acidulous |
Sour, ill tempered |
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Acquiesce |
To comply passively, to give in |
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Acquit |
To find not guilty, to conduct oneself |
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Abstruse |
Hard to understand or grasp |
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Abysmal |
Extremely wretched, bottomless |
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Adjure |
To command or urge solemnly and earnestly |
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Adumbrate |
To suggest partly, to give a hint of things to come |
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Aesthetic |
Concerned with or appreciative of beauty |
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Advocate |
To support, or be in favor of |
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Aegis |
Protection, patronage |
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Affinity |
Sympathy, attraction, kinship |
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Afflatus |
A creative impulse, divine inspiration |
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Agathism |
The belief that things ultimately lead to good |
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Adventitious |
Accidental |
