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24 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen intensity
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abdicate
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to relinquish willingly
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aberant
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deviating from norm
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abridge
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to conddense
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abscond
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to flee secretly hide
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abstract
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not easily understood
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abstruse
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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 savere
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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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adhesion
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loyalty
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admonish
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to caution
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adroit
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skillful
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adulate
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to praise excessively
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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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affiuent
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wealthy
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affront
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to insult openly
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