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59 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to hate
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abide
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to be faithful, to endure
(We must abide by the rules) |
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abjure
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to renounce or repudiate
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abysmal
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bottomless extreme, limitless
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acarpous
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effete, worn out
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acclaimed
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aplauded, praised enthusiasticlally and publicly
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accretion
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growth due to gradual addition, fusion
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accrue
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to accumulate
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adamant
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inflexible, stubborn, unyielding
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admonitory
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a mild scolding
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affable
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polite and friendly
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ambivalent
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the coexistance of opposite feelings
i.e. feeling both love and hate toward a person |
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amortize
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to pay off a debt
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apostate
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one who abandons long held religious or political convictions
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apprise
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to give notice, to inform
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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ascribe
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to attribute to a specific cause
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aseptice
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surgically clean
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assail
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to attack, assault
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assiduous
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diligent, hard-working; sedulous
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astute
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clever
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atonement
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amends or reparation for injury or wrong-doing
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attune
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to bring into harmony
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august
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majestic
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auxillary
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help, support
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avid
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eager, greedy
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avow
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to admit; to declare openly
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baleful
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ominous; evil
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balk
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to stop short and refuse to go on
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baneful
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causing harm
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barren
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not producing offspring
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beatify
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to bless; or proclaim to be blessed
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bedizen
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to adorn in a cheap, showy manner
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belador
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to beat hard
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bellicose
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belligerent, eager to fight, warlike
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belligerent
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waging war
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benefactor
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one who gives aid; helper;
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benevolence
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kind acts
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benign
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gentle; mild
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berate
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to scold sharply
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bequest
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the act of leaving a will
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boisterous
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loud; noisy; lacking restraint
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bolster
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to give much needed support
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breach
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to break through, to rupture
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broach
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to bring up for discussion
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brook
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to tolerate; to endure
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cajole
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to use flattery or deceite to persuade
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cant
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insincere talk
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canankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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censure
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an expression of blame or disapproval
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chasten
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to correct by punishment or scolding
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chastisement
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punishment
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clientele
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customers
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coalesce
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to come together; to unite
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coddle
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to treat with care and tenderness
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coerce
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to force or pressure to think/act in a certain way
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cohort
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a group or band of people
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