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30 Cards in this Set
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abase
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V. lower; humiliate.
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abate
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V. subside; decrease; lessen.
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abdicate
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V. renounce; give up
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aberration
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N. deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder.
----aberrant, ADJ. and N---- |
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abet
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V. encourage; aid
----abettor, N.---- |
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abeyance
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N. suspended action.
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abject
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ADJ. hopeless and crushed; servile and spiritless; wretched.
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abrade
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V. wear away by friction; scrape; erode.
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abscond
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V. depart secretly to avoid capture.
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absolute
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ADJ. complete; totally unlimited; certain.
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• absolve
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V. pardon (an offense); free from blame
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abstain
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V. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice (especially one regarded as improper or unhealthy).
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• abstract
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ADJ. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational.
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abstruse
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ADJ. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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accelerate
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V. move faster.
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• accessible
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ADJ. easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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N. additional object; useful but not essential thing
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• acclaim
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V. applaud; announce with great approval.
----acclamation, acclaim, N.---- |
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accolade
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N. award of merit.
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• accommodate
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V. provide lodgings.
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• accommodate
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V. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt.
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accomplice
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N. partner in crime.
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• acknowledge
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V. recognize; admit.
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acquittal
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N. declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge
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• acrimony
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N. bitterness of words or manner.
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acumen
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N. mental keenness
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adamant
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ADJ. hard; inflexible
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adapt
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V. alter; modify
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addiction
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N. compulsive, habitual need
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adhere
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V. to stay attatched
----(to an idea or an object)---- ----adhesive, ADJ.---- |
