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17 Cards in this Set
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Aberration
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noun: a deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature
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Abstinence
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noun: the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink
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Abstract
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adj: theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand
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Acclaim
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noun: loud applause; approval
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Acquiesce
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verb: to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent
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Admonish
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verb: to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly
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Advocate
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verb: to support; to be in favor of
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Aesthetic
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adj: showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic
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Affinity
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noun: natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection
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Aggrandizement
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noun: an increase in rank or wealth; growth in power
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Abhor
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verb: to really hate; to detest
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Abject
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adj: without hope, defeated
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Abjure
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verb: renounce, repudiate; reject
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Abnegate
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verb: to deny oneself, to give up something
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Abscond
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verb: to run away with and hide
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Abstruse
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adj: difficult to understand
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Acerbic
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adj: bitter, harsh; biting
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