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40 Cards in this Set
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taken aback
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surprised
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abandon
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to leave, to give up, to discontinue
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abase
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to humiliate, to humble, to lower
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abash
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ashamed, embarrassed
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abate
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to lesson, to decrease
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abdicate
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to yield, give up
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abduct
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to hate to detest
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abide
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to remain, put up with
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abject
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miserable, wretched
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abjure
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to give up rights
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ablution
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a washing, a cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, to reject
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abolition
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doing anyway with, putting an end to
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abominate
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to detest, to dislike strongly
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aborigine
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original inhabitant
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to be in large number
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aboveboard
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honest frank open
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abrade
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to wear away
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abridge
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to shorten
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abrogate
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to abolish, to repeal
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abscond
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to leave secretly, to flee
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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abstemious
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moderate or sparing in eating or drinking
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abstinence
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self-denial; resisting tempting foods
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abstract
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a summary (noun)
remove ( verb) |
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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absurd
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ridiculous, unreasonable
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abut
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to touch, to rest on or against
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abysmal
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wretched, extremely bad
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abyss
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a bottomless pit, anything infinite
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academic
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pertaining to school
theoretical or unrealistic |
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accede
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to agree to
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accelerate
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to speed up, move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach
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access
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approach, admittance
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accessory
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something additional
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acclaim
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to greet with approval
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acclimate
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to adapt, to get used to
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acclivity
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upward slope
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