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55 Cards in this Set
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abate |
to become less intense |
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abet |
to help |
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abeyance |
a state of dormancy |
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abjure |
to avoid |
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abound |
to be plentiful |
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abrogate |
to repeal |
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abscond |
to run away |
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abstemious |
moderate with stuff |
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accede |
to agree to |
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accentuate |
to highlight |
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accoutrement |
added items of equipment |
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adduce |
to cite as evidence |
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adulterate |
to make impure |
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adumbrate |
to foreshadow |
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adventitious |
inadvertant, nor from design |
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aggrandize |
to enhance person's reputation |
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aggrieve |
to distress |
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alcove |
niche |
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allay |
to dimish the intensity |
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apparition |
ghost |
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apposite |
appropriate |
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apprise |
to inform |
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arcade |
covered passageway with shops each side |
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arrears |
a debt past due |
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aspersion |
attack on character |
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astringent |
austere, caustic, biting |
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atrophy |
physical deterioration |
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august |
highly respected |
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aver |
to affirm |
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axiomatic |
self-evident |
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ballad |
romantic song |
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ballast |
s.t that provides stability |
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ballyhoo |
noisy propaganda |
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balm |
healing ointment |
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banter |
joking |
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bask |
to enjoy warmth of pleasant attention from others |
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bauble |
inexpensive jewelry |
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bedlam |
state of confusion |
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behest |
authorative command |
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bereave |
to rob s.t that is loved |
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bilk |
to cheat |
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blanch |
to go pale |
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blandishment |
expression of fondness that coaxes |
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bluster |
to make empty threats |
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bon vivant |
a person living luxuriously |
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boon |
timely blessing |
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booty |
to plunder |
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braggart |
boaster |
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brandish |
to shake weapon in a threatening way |
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bravado |
rackish |
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brawn |
muscular strength |
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brusque |
blunt in manner |
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bulwark |
protection, wall for defence |
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burlesque |
mockery through imitation |
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burnish |
to make s.t shiny, shiny surface |
