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55 Cards in this Set
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Abstinent
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abstaining
teetotaling forbearing refraining ascetic |
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Accolade
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Praise, distinction
praise acclaim approbation commendation kudos |
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Ambivilence
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attitude of uncertainty;conflicting emotions
indecision, vacillation |
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Accrue
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to accumulate, grow by addictions
augment enlarge expand burgeon wax |
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adage
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old saying or proverb
apothem aphorism maxim |
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
reprove, chide, upbraid berate rebuke |
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adulation
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high praise
admiration flattery accolade |
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
artistic, tasteful |
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allacrity
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cheerful readiness, promptness in response
celerity promptness dispatch enthusiasm |
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ambulatory
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of, related to, or adapted to walking or moving from place to place
itinerant nomadic peripatetic roving vagabond |
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anachronistic
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outdated
anomalous inconsistent inappropriate |
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ancillary
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accessory; subordinate, helping
adjunct, additional, auxiliary, supplemental |
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anomaly
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irregularity or deviation from the norm
oddity aberration deviance peculiarity abnormality |
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antipathy
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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
enmity malice antagonism |
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apocryphal
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not genuine, fictional
erroneous fictitious fraudulent false |
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appropriate (Verb)
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to take possession of
usurp arrogate commandeer |
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
farmable fertile |
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Abate
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decrease or reduce
dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane |
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Abet
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To aid, act as an accomplice
help succor assist |
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abject
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miserable or pitiful
pathetic lamentable sorry |
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Abstemious
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marked by restraint especially in food or drink
moderate temperate sparing |
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Accede
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to express approval
assent acquiesce consent concur |
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Abstinent
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abstaining
tetotaling forbearing refraining ascetic |
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Accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
buildup accumulation accrual |
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Acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
tart, biting, caustic, cutting |
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acme
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highest point, summit
apex crown peak pinnacle zenith |
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acquiesce
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to agree, comply quietly
accede consent submit |
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acrid
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harsh or bitter
sharp pungent caustic |
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
choler speen rancor asperity antipathy |
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
sagacity discernment shrewdness |
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
deft dexterous proficient accomplished adept |
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make unpure
contaminate, dilute |
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allusion
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indirect reference
intimation suggestion |
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altercation
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noisy dispute
argument, clash fight quarrel |
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altruism
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unselfish concern for other's welfare
benevolence generosity kindness |
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amalgamate
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to mix or combine
integrate assimilate merge incorporate league |
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ameliorate
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to make better or improve
amend better reform |
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amulet
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ornament worn against evil spirits
talisman fetish |
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anathema
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ban, curse; something shunned or disliked
exercration, aversion, horror, abomination |
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anecdote
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short, usually funny account of an event
story, joke |
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antediluvian
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prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
old archaic antique |
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Antithesis
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exact opposite or direct contrast
contrary revers rebuttal |
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apex
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highest point, summit, zenith
acme, crown, zenith, peak, crest |
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aphorism
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old saying or short, pithy
adage, apothegm, maxim, proverb, statement |
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apostate
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one who renounces religious faith
renegade turncoat deserter |
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aquatic
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belonging to or living in water
watery maritime pelagic |
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only by few
mysterious esoteric |
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arch
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mischievous, roguish
impish waggish saucy ironic |
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archipelago
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large group of islands
cluster scattering |
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arrogate
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to demand or claim arrogantly
appropriate usurp seize commander assume |
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Abash
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To Embarrass
Disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify |
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Abridge
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To condense or shorten
abbreviate, cut, prune |
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Aberration
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Different from the usual
anomaly irregularity abnormality deviation |
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Abscond
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to depart, secretly
flee decamp bolt fly |
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Abstinent
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abstaining
teetotaling forbearing refraining ascetic |
