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78 Cards in this Set
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abrogate
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v. to abolish, repeal, or nullify
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abstruse
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adj. difficult to understand
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abysmal
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adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
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accolade
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n. an award or honor
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acerbic
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adj. bitter, sour, severe
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acumen
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n. keenness of judgement; mental sharpness
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affable
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adj. easy to talk to
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afford
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v. to permit or allow; to enable
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aggregate
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n.,adj. collection of things mixed together; the sum total
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allocate
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v. to distribute, assign, or allot
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aloof
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adj. standoffish, uninvolved, keeping one's distance
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ameliorate
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v. to make better or more tolerable
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anachronistic
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adj. out of place in time or history
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anathema
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n. something or someone loather or detested
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ancillary
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adj. subordinate; providing assistance
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annul
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v. to make void, usually refering to marriage
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anomaly
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an aberration, deviation, or irregularity
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anthropology
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n. the study of human cultures
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antithetical
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adj. in opposition, contrary to
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apostate
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n. one who deserts his or her professed principals or faith
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apotheosis
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n. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something
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appropriate
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v. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
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archtype
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n. an original model or pattern
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ardent
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adj. passionate
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arsenal
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n. a storehouse of weapons
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ascertain
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v. to determine with certainty; to find out definatley
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ascetic
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adj. hermit-like; practicing self-denial
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assiduous
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adj. hardworking, diligent, busy
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assuage
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v. to soothe, pacify, or relieve
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attrition
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n. gradual wearing away; a natural or expected decrease in size or number
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augury
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n. an omen, especially a good omen
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auspices
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n. protection, support; sponsership
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avarice
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n. greed
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avuncular
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adj. kind, helpful, generous; like a nice uncle
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barometer
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n. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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beguile
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v. to delude by guile or craft; to mislead, divert
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behest
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n. a command or order
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beleaguer
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v. to surround, besiege, or harass
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belie
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v. to give a false impression; to contradict
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bellicose
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adj. warlike, belligerent
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bequest
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n. something left to someone in a will
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Blithe
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adj. carefree, cheerful
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broach
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v. to open up a subject, often a delicate one, for discussion
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Brusque
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adj. rough and short in manner, blunt, abrupt
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burgeon
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v. to expand, to flourish
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buttress
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n.,v a support for a building or structure; to support
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cabal
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n. a group of of conspirators; the acts of such a group; a clique
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cajole
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v. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging
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calipers
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n. a pinching instrument used for determining the thickness of objects or the distance between surfaces
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candor
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n. sincerity, honesty
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canon
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n. a rule or law, especially a religious one; a body of rules or laws; an authoritative list; the set of works by an author that were accepted as authentic
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cantankerous
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adj. ill-natured, contentious
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capacitor
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n. a device that stores energy
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capitulate
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v. to surrender, give up, or give in
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capricious
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adj. unpredictable, likel to change at any moment
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captious
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adj. ill-natured, quarrelsome
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carp
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v. to complain or find fault with someone
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cartography
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n. the study and creation of maps
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castigate
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v. to criticize severly; to chastise
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catalyst
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n. anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved
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catharsis
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n. purification that brings emothional relief or renewel
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cavil
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v. to quibble; to raise trivial objections
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censure
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v. to condemn severly for doing something bad
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chagrin
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n. humiliation; embarassed disappointment
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chicanery
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n. trickery, deceitfulness, artifice (especially legal or political)
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chimercal
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adj. imaginary, given to fantasy
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choleric
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adj. hot-tempered, quick to anger
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circumvent
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v. to go around
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closefisted
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adj. stingy
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coalesce
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v. to come together as one, to fuse, to unite
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cogitate
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v. to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
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colloquial
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adj. ordinary, informal in relationship to speech
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conscript
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v. enlisted, drafted, or enrolled; usually refers to mandatory millitary service
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corroborate
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v. to confirm; to back up with evidence
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coterie
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n. a group of close associates; a circle of friends
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coy
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adj. shy, reluctant to make a commitment
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craven
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adj. cowardly, afraid
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curmudgeon
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n. a greedy, irascible, crotchety old person
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