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25 Cards in this Set
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abase
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to humiliate; degrade
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abate
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to lessen; diminish
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abet
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to aid; encourage
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abominate
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to abhor
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abrogate
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to abolish
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abscond
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to flee secretly
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aggrandize
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to enlarge
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agnostic
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one who believes God is unknowable
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alacrity
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liveliness
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allude
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to refer indirectly
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ameliorate
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to improve
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adamant
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immovable; unyeilding
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adjudicate
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to decide (a case)
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adjunct
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assistant
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acrimony
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acerbity (definition)
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amnesty
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pardon
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agrarian
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pertaining to farming
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altruism
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unselfish devotion
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allegory
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narrative using figurative language
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absolve
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to pardon
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agility
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quickness; nimbleness
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allay
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to reduce the intensity of ; to calm
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allocate
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to set aside; to apportion
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amiable
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pleasant; kind
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acerbity (word)
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bitterness; severity
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