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28 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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to give up formally
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abet
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to encourage or assist
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abhor
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to regard with horror and loathing, to hate intensely
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abject
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wretched, miserable, degrading, humilating
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absolve
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to clear of guilt or blame
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abstain
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to refrain completely and voluntarily
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accede
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to yield to; to agree to
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acclimate
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to get used to
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addiction
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a habit-forming practice or pursuit, usually one that is bad for a person's health or morally objectionable; habitual use of, or devotion to, something
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Prefix: ab, abs
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away from, off
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Prefix: ced
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go or yield
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Prefix: dic, dict
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to say
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Etymology
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the study of where words come from and how they are formed or change
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abduct
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to lead away, to take away by force
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abscond
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to depart secretely
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abrupt
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sudden or hasty
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abstract
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to draw from, a brief summary or a shorter form of the original
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concede
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to grant or admit
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secede
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to break away from, to withdraw from membership in
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recede
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to go back, to withdraw
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proceed
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to go forward
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antecedent
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going before
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procedure
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the regular, definite order by which something is done
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contradict
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to oppose, to deny
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valedictory
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farewell
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indict
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to charge with guilt
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interdict
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to prohibit
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dictum
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an authoritative statement
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