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57 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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v. lower' degrade' humiliate
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abash
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v. embarrass
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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abbreviate
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v. shorten
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abdicate
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b. renounce; give up
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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n. abnormality
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abet
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v. assist
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abhor
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b. detest; hate
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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b. renounce upon oath; disavow
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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v. cancel; put an end to
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abominate
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v. loathe; hate
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abortive
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adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrogate
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v. abolish
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abscission
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n. removal by cutting off, as in surgery; serparation
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understnad
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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adj. bottomless
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accede
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v. agree
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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accord
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n. agreement
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accost
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v. approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accretion
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n. growth; increase
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accrue
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v. come about by addition
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acerbic
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adj. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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acidulous
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adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acme
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n. peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acquiesce
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v. assent; agree passively
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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adj. bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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n. fear of heights
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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v. motivate
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acuity
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n. sharpness
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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acute
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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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adament
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adj. hard; inflexible
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addendum
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n. addition, appendix to book
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adept
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adj. expert at.
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adjunct
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n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n. solem urging
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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adorn
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v. decorate
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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