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30 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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To lessen intesely.
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Abdicate
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To relinquish willingly
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Aberrant
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Deviating from the norm
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Abrade
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To rub away
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Abridge
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To condence
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Abscond
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To flee secretaly and hide
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Abstract
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Not easly understood
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Abstuse
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Hard to understand
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Academic
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Scholarly
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Accelerate
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To speed up
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Accolade
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Praise
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Acerbic
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Sour or bitter tasting
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Acumen
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Insightfulness
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Acute
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Sharp or severe
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Adaptation
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A change for a new situation
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Adhere
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To stick to something
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Adherent
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A supporter of a cause
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Adhesion
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Loyalty
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Admonish
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To caution
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Adrolt
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Skillful
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Adulate
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To praise exessively
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Aesthetic
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Artistic
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Affable
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Friendly and kind
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Affinity
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An attraction to
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Afflnent
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Wealthy
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Affront
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To insult openly
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Aggrandize
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To make greater or exeggcrate
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Aggregate
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Gathering together into one mass
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Agrarian
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Pertaning to agriculture or rural matters
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Alacrity
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Engerness
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