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34 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; friendly |
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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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allof
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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 loathed 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 refers to marriage |
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anomaly
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n.
an aberration, deviation, or irregularity |
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anthropology
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n.
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 principles 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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archetype
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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 definately |
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ascetic
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adj., n.
hermitlike; practicing self-denial |
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assiduous
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adj.
hardworking, dilligent, 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 one |
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auspices
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n.
protection, support; sponsorship |
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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 good uncle |
