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15 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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to humble; to disgrace
Synonyms: demean; humiliate |
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Abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Synonyms: ebb; lapse; let up; moderate; relent; slacken; subside; wane |
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Abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
Synonyms: cede; relinquish; resign; quit; yield |
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Aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or expected
Synonyms: abnormal; anomalous; deviant; divergent; errant; irregular |
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Abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
Synonyms: forswear; recall; recant; retract; take back |
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Abscond
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to leave secretly
Synonyms: decamp; escape; flee |
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Abstemious
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moderate in appetite
Synonyms: abstinent; continent; self-restraining; sober; temperate |
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Acidulous
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sour in taste or manner
Synonyms: acerbic; acetose; biting; piquant; pungent; tart |
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Alacrity
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speed or quickness
Synonyms: celerity; dispatch; haste; swiftness |
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Amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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Anachronism
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something out of place in time
Synonyms: archaism; incongruity |
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Anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
Synonyms: narcotic; nepenthe; opiate |
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Antipathy
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extreme dislike
Synonyms: abhorrence; animosity; animus; antagonism; aversion; dislike; enmity; hatred; hostility; loathing; repellence; repugnance; repulsion; revulsion |
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Approbation
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approval and praise
Synonyms: acclaim; adulation; applause; commendation; compliments; exalt; extol; hail; kudos; praise |
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Arrogate
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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
Synonyms: appropriate; presume; take |
