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71 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower, degrade, humiliate
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abash
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embarrass
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abate*
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subside or moderate, to lower
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abdicate
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renounce or give up
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aberrant*
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abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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abnormality or deviation from the normal
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abet
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assist; usually in doing something wrong
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abeyance*
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suspend action
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abhor
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detest or hate
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abject
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wretched or lacking pride
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abjure
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renounce or disavow
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation or self sacrifice
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abominable
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destestable, extremely unpleasent
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abominate
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loathe or hate
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region, primative or native
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abortive
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unsuccessful or fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away or tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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removal by cutting off, separation
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abscond*
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depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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pardoned
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abstain
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refrain, or not particiapte
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abstemious*
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sparing in eating and drinking
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abstinence
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restraint from food and drink
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abstract
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not concrete, theoretical
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abstruse
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obscure, profound, difficult to understand
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abut
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border upon, adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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bottomless pit,
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accede
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agree
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acclaim
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applaud, announce with great approval
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment, adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award or merit
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth, increase
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accrue
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come about by addition
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accerbic
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bitter or sour in nature; sharp or cutting
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightly sour, sharp
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acme
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peak, pinnacle, highest point
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acoustics
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science of sound
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acquiesce
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assent, agree passively
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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sharp, bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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the fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness
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acute
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quickly perceptive; keen, brief and severe
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adage
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wise saying, proverb
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adament
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hard, inflexible
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addendum
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addition
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addle
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drive crazy or become rotten
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast to
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adherent
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supporter or follower
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adjacent
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adjoining or neighboring
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adjunct
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something added or attached (usually non essential or inferrior)
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander, assitant
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admonish *
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warn, reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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