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30 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen in intensity.
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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 condense.
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abscond
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to flee sercertly and hide.
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abstract
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not easliy understood.
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abstruse
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Hard to understand.
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academic
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schorlarly. or theoretical and of little practical value.
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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 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 excessively.
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aesthetic
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artisic.
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affable
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friendly and kind.
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affnity
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an attraction.
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affluent
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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 exaggerate.
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aggregate
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gathered together into one mass.
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agrarian
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pertaining to agriculture or rural matters.
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alacrity
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egerness.
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