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40 Cards in this Set
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ABANDON (n)
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total lack of inhibition
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ABASE
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to humble, disgrace
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ABASH
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to embarrass
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ABATEMENT
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decrease. reduction
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ABERMNT
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atypical, not normal
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ABEYANCE
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temporary suppression or suspension
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ABHOR
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to loathe, detest
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ABJECT
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miserable, pitiful
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ABJURE
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to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
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act of deansing
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ABNEGATE
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to deny, renounce
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ABOMINATE
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to hate
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ABROGATE
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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ABSTEMIOUS
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moderate in appetite
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend
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ABUT
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to touch, to be in contact with
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ACCEDE
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to express approval; agree to
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ACCOST
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to approach and speak to someone
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ACCRETION
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growth in size or increase in amount
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ACME
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highest point, summit
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ACQUIESCE
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to agree, comply quietly
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ACUITY
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sharpness
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ACUlMEN
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sharpness of insight
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ACUTE
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sharp, pointed
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ADAGE
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old saying or proverb
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ADROIT
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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ADUMBRATE
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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ADVENTITIOUS
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accidental
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AERIAL
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having to do with the air
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AERIE
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nook or nest built high in the air
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AFFABLE
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friendly, easy to approach
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AFFECTED (adj)
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pretentious, phony
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AFFINITY
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fondness, liking; similarity
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AFFRONT (n)
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personal offense, insult
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AGGREGATE (n)
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collective mass or sum; total
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AGGRIEVE
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to afflict, distress
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AGITATION
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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AGRARIAN
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relating to farming or rural matters
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ALGORITHM
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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ALLOCATION
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allowance, portion, share
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