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69 Cards in this Set
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aberrant
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markedly different from an accepted norm
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aberration
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deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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abet
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to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
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abeyance
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a state of suspension or temporary inaction
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abjure
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to recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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ablution
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a washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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abrogate
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to abolish, repeal
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abscond
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to depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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abut
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to touch at the end or boundary line
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accede
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to agree
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acquiesce
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to comply; submit
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adamant
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any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability
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admonition
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gentle reproof
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adumbrate
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to represent beforehand in outline or by emblemb
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affable
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easy to approach
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aggrandize
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to cause to appear greatly
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agog
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in eager desire
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness
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alcove
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a covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room
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aloof
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not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
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amalgamate
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to mix or blend together in a homogeneous body
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ambiguous
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having a double meaning
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anathema
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anything forbidden, as by social usage
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animadversion
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the utterance of criticism or censure
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apogee
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the climax
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apostate
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false
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apotheosis
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deification
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appease
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to soothe by quieting anger or indignation
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apposite
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appropriate
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apprise
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to give notice to; inform
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arboreal
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of or pertaining to a tree or trees
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ardor
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intensity of passion of affection
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argot
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a specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group
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arrant
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notoriously bad
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ascetic
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given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
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asperity
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harshness or roughness of temper
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assuage
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to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease
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astringent
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harsh in disposition or character
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astute
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keen in discernment
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audacious
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fearless
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augury
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omen
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auspicious
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favorable omen
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austere
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severely simple, unadorned
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auxiliary
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one who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory
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aver
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to avouch, justify or prove
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baleful
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malignant
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banal
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commonplace
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bask
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to make warm by genial heat
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beatify
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to make supremely happy
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bedaub
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to smear over, as with something oily or sticky
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bellicose
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warlike
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berate
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to scold severely
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blandisment
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flattery intended to persuade
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blatant
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noisily or offensibely loud or clamouous
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boisterous
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unchecked merriment or animal spirits
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bombast
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inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
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boorish
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rude
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breach
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the violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
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bumptious
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full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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burnish
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to make brilliant or shining
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cabal
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a number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
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cacophony
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a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound of combination of sounds or tones
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cajole
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to impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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callow
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without experience or the world
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calumny
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slander
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cant
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to talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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capacious
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roomy
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capitulate
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to surrender or stipulate terms
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captious
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hypercritical
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