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48 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to decrease, reduce
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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to abdicate the throne
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aberration
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something different from the usual
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abet
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to aid;
act as accomplice |
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balm
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soothing, healing influence
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banal
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trite, overly common
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callous
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
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candor
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honesty of expression
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debilitate
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to weaken, enfeeble
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debunk
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to discredit, disprove
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eclectic
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selecting from various sources, diverse
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ecstatic
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joyful
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facile
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very easy;
simplistic |
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garrulous
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very talkative
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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hapless
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unfortunate, having bad luck
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
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ignominious
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disgraceful and dishonorable
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lackadaisical
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idle, lazy;
apathetic, indifferent |
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laconic
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using few words
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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malady
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illness
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palliate
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to make less serious, ease
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pallid
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lacking color or liveliness
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palpable
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obvious, real, tangible
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ramble
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to roam, wander;
to babble, digress |
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ramification
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an implication, outgrowth or consequence
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sallow
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sickly yellow in color
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salubrious
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healthful
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salutation
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greeting
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tactile
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relating to the sense of touch
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vanquish
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to conquer, defeat
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vapid
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uninteresting, dull
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wan
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sickly pale
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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yoke (v.)
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VERB-to join together
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zenith
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highest point, summit
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sanction (n.)
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NOUN-permission, support;
law; penalty |
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paltry
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pitifully small or worthless
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of a word
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malcontent
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discontented person, one who holds a grudge
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illicit
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illegal, improper
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illusory
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unreal, deceptive
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edict
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law, command, official public order
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fallacious
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wrong, unsound, illogical
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deciduous
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shed seasonally;
short-lived, temporary |
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