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100 Cards in this Set
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abate
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decrease
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abdicate
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give up a position, right or power
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aberrant
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deviant from the norm
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abeyance
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temporary suppression
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abject
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miserable
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abjure
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to reject
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abcission
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the act of cutting
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abscond
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depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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give up certain pleasures
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size or amount
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accrue
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to accumulate
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adamant
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uncompromising
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adjunct
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something added
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admonish
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to caution
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adulterate
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to corrupt
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aesthetic
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relating to art
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affected
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phony
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affinity
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similarity
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aggrandize
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to make larger
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aggregate
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total
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy
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allay
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to lessen
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alleviate
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to relieve
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alloy
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combination
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allure
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power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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having conflicted emotional attitudes
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ambrosia
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something delicious
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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agreeable
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amenity
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something that increases comfort
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amulet
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charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something out of the proper time
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analgesic
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medication the reduces pain
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of government
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anodyne
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something that soothes pain
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anomalous
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irregular
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antecedent
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something that comes before
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antediluvian
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prehistoric
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antipathy
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dislike
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apathy
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indifference
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apex
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the highest point
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apogee
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highest point or most distant point in an orbit
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apothegm
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terse, witty saying
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appease
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to calm
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appelation
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name
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apposite
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relavent
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apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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praise
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appropriate
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confiscate
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apropos
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relavent
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arabesque
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ornate curvy design
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archeology
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study of material evidence of past human life
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ardor
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great emotion
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arduous
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extremely difficult
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argot
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specialized vocabulary used by a group
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arrest
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to stop
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artifact
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item made by human craft
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artless
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natural
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ascetic
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one who practices self denial
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asperity
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severity
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aspersion
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slander
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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to make less severe
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astringent
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severe
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asylum
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place of refuge
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atavism
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reappearance of a characteristic in an organsim after several generations of absence
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attenuate
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to weaken
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audacious
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bold
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austere
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unadorned,stern
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autonomous
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independent
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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declare to be true
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avocation
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secondary occupation
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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axiomatic
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taken for granted
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bacchanalian
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pertaining to drunken festivity
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banal
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commonplace
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banter
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playful conversation
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bard
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poet
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bawdy
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obscene
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beatify
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to sanctify
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bedizen
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to dress in a vulgar manner
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behemoth
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huge creature
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belie
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to contradict
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beneficent
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kindly
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bifurcate
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to divide into two parts
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blandishment
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flattery
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blase
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unconcerned
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bolster
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to give a boost to, support
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bombastic
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pompous
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boorish
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rude
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bovine
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cowlike
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brazen
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bold, shameless
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broach
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to mention for the first time
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