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60 Cards in this Set
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to yield; to give up
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abdicate
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abnormality; deviation
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aberration
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a temporary postponement
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abeyance
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miserable; wretched
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abject
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a washing; cleansing
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ablution
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to deny; to reject
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abnegate
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original inhabitant
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aborigine
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unsuccessful
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abortive
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to be large in number
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abound
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honest; frank; open
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aboveboard
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to wear away
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abrade
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to abolish; to repeal
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abrogate
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to leave secretly; to flee
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abscond
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moderate or sparing in eating or drinking
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abstemious
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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wretched; extremely bad
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abysmal
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upward slope
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acclivity
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to approach and speak to
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accost
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equipment; outfit
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accountrement
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an increas; an addition
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accretion
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sharp or bitter in smell or taste
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acerbic
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bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic
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acrid
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harsh in speech or behavior
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acrimonious
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to put into motion or action
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actuate
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mental keenness; shrewdness
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acumen
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edlessly; forever
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ad infintum
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a familiar saying
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adage
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confused
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addled
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to give an example in proving something
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adduce
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fatty
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adipose
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to warn
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admonish
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fuss; trouble
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ado
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a very handsome man
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adonis
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skillful; clever
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adroit
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a shield; protection; sponsorship
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aegis
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pertaining to beauty
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aesthetic
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attraction to
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affinity
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to attach
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affix
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an insult
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affront
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to collect; to gather together
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aggregate
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shocked; terrified
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aghast
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one who doubts the existence of God
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agnostic
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a fever; plague
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ague
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liveliness; willingness
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alacrity
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a seadbird, a constant burden
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albatross
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rapid; quick
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allegro
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to lessen; to relieve
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alleviate
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pertaining to a deposit of sand formed by flowing water
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alluvial
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up in the air; high
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aloft
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unselfishness; concern for others
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altruism
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pleasing to the taste or smell
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ambrosial
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moving about; capable of walking
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ambulatory
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hidden or secret attack
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ambuscade
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able to live on both land and water
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amogibious
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a charm worn to keep evil away
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amulet
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something out place or time
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anachornism
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a curse; a person or thing to be avoided
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anathema
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helping; subordinate
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ancillary
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regarding; concerning
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anent
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without water
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anhydrous
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