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40 Cards in this Set
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abate
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lower, degrade; humiliate
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abash
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embarrass
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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abnormality; departure from norm; mental irregularity or disorder
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abet
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assist; usually in doing something wrong
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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renounce upon oath; disavow
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation
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abscond
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depart secretely and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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adroit
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skillful
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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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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award of merit
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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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acerbic
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bitter or sour in nature; sharp and 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; caustic
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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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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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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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 keeness
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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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adamant
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inflexible; hard
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adjunct
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something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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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; assistant
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