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44 Cards in this Set
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abdicate |
to denounce; to discard; to abandon |
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aberration |
something not typical; a deviation |
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abjure |
to renounce upon oath |
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abnegation |
self-denial |
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abrogate |
to break, as a treaty or a law |
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abscond |
to depart secretly; to hide oneself |
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abstemious |
sparing or moderate, especially in eating or drinking (antonym: gluttonous)
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abstruse |
hard to understand or grasp; esoteric |
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abut |
to border on; to terminate at the boundary or point of contact |
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abysmal |
immeasurable; bottomless |
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acrimonious |
caustic; biting in feeling or manner |
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acrophobia |
the fear of heights |
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acumen |
keenness |
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addle |
to throw into confusion; to confound |
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adduce |
to offer as example or proof |
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adjure |
to command solemnly; to advice earnestly; to beg |
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adroit |
showing skill, cleverness, or resourcesfulness |
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adulation |
excessive praise |
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adumbrate |
to intimate or foreshadow; to obscure |
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aestivate (estivate) |
to spend the summer in an inactive state |
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agglomeration |
a collection in a mass, heap, or cluster, aggrandizement |
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alacrity |
liveliness or eagerness; readiness (antonym: lassitude) |
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ambergris |
a product of sperm whales used in the manufacture of perfume
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amphora |
an ancient two-handled Greek jar |
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andiron |
a metal support used for holding logs in a hearth |
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androphobia |
the fear of men |
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anneal |
to toughen or strengthen |
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anodyne |
a pain reliever |
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antipathy |
firm dislike; hatred (antonym: sympathy) |
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aphelion |
the point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun |
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apocalyptic |
of, or relating to, a revelation or discovery |
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apocryphal |
of doubtful authenticity; spurious |
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apogee |
the point in a satellite's orbit that is farthest from the center of the earth |
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apothegm |
a short, instructive pityh saying |
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aquiline |
hooked, like an eagle |
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archon |
the chief magistrate in ancient Athens; any ruler |
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arid |
dull, unimaginative, extremely dry |
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arrogate |
to claim or seize without justification; to usurp |
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artifice |
cleverness, ingenuity |
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assiduous |
diligent |
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assuage |
to ease the intensity of; to appease, to pacify (antonym: to exacerbate) |
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astraphobia |
the fear of lightning |
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attenuate |
to lessen in amount, force, or value, to weaken |
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austral |
southern (antonym: boreal) |
