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77 Cards in this Set
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Aback |
Surprised/startled |
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Abandon |
To leave;to give up |
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Abase |
To humiliate |
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Abash |
Embarrass |
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Abate |
To lessen; decrease |
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Abbreviate |
Shorten |
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Abdicate |
To yield; to give up |
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Abduct |
To take away; to kidnap |
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Aberrant |
Abnormal or deviant |
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Aberration |
Abnormality; deviation |
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Abet |
To aid; to encourage |
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Abeyance |
A temporary postponement |
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Abhore |
To hate; to detest |
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Abide |
To remain;to be able to tolerate |
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Abject |
Miserable; wretched |
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Abjure |
To give up |
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Ablution |
Washing; cleansing |
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Abnegate |
To deny; to reject |
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Abolish |
Cancel; put an end to |
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Abominate |
To detest;to dislike |
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Abortive |
Unsuccessful |
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Abound |
To be large in number |
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Aboveboard |
Honest, frank, open |
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Abrasive |
Rubbing away, tending to grind down |
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Abridge |
To shorten |
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Abrogate |
To abolish, to repeal |
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Abscond |
To leave secretly, to flee |
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Absolute |
Complete, totally unlimited, certain |
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Absolve |
To free from responsibility |
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Abstain |
Refrain, hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
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Abstemious |
Moderate or sparing in eating or drinking |
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Abstinence |
Self-denial; resistance to temptation |
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Abstract |
Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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Abstruse |
Hard to understand |
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Absurd |
Ridiculous, unreasonable |
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Abusive |
Coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
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Abut |
To touch; to rest on or against |
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Abysmal |
Wretched; extremely bad |
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Abyss |
A bottomless pit; anything infinite |
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Academic |
Theoretical or unrealistic |
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Accede |
Yo agree to |
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Accelerate |
To speed up; to move fast |
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Accentuate |
To emphasize; stress |
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Accessible |
Easy to approach; open |
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Accessory |
Something additional |
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Acclaim |
To greet with approval |
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Acclimate |
To adapt; to get used to |
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Acclivity |
Upward slope |
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Accolade |
Honor; award; approval |
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Accommodate |
To make fit; to help |
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Accomplice |
A partner in crime |
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Accord |
Agreement |
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Accost |
To approach and speak to |
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Accoutre |
Equip |
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Accredit |
To approve; to certify |
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Accretion |
An increase; an addition |
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Accrue |
To gather; to accumulate |
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Acerbic |
Bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting |
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Acknowledge |
To admit; to confess |
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Acme |
Highest point; peak |
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Acquiesce |
To agree; to consent |
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Acquit |
To free of guild ;to clear |
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Acrid |
Bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic |
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Acrimonious |
Harsh in speech or behaviour |
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Acronym |
Word formed from initials |
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Acrophobia |
Fear of heights |
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Actuarial |
Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
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Actuate |
To put in motion or action; motivate |
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Acumen |
Mental keenness; shrewdness |
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Acute |
Sharp; keen |
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Ad infinitum |
Endlessly; forever |
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Ad lib |
To act or speak without preparation |
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Adage |
A wise saying, proverb |
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Adamant |
Stubborn; unyielding |
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Adapt |
To adjust ; to change |
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Addendum |
Sth added as a supplement |
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Addle |
Confuse |
