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57 Cards in this Set
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abstinence
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(n) Self denial
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abundant
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(adj) Plentiful
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abstruse
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(adj) Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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absurd
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(adj) Inconsistent with reason or common sense
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abusive
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(adj) Employing harsh words or ill treatment
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aboveboard
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(adj)
without concealment or deception; openly |
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abominable
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(adj) Very hateful
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abidance
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(n) An abiding
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abominate
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(v) To hate violently
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abrogate
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(v) To abolish, repeal
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abomination
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(n) A very detestable act or practice
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aboriginal
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(adj) Primitive; unsophisticated
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abrade
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(v) To wear away the surface or some part of by friction
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abrasion
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(n) That which is rubbed off
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abed
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(adv) In bed, on a bed
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abridgment
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(n) A condensed form as of a book or play
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absolve
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(v) To free from sin or its penalties
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aborigines
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(n) The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country
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abrupt
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(adj) Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break
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abscess
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(n) A collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body
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absence
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(n) The fact of not being present or available
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abscission
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(n) The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
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absolution
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(n) Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses
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absorption
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(n) The act or process of absorbing
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abscond
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(v) To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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absorb
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(v) To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water
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abbess
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(n) The lady superior of a nunnery
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abstain
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(v) To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)
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absent-minded
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(adj) Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business
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abridge
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(v) To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles
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abhorrence
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(n) The act of detesting extremely
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abstemious
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(adkj) Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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abbot
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(n) The superior of a community of monks
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abject
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(adj) Sunk to a low condition
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abdicate
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(v) To give up (royal power or the like)
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abhorrent
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(adj) Very repugnant; hateful
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abjure
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(v) To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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abbey
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(n) The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns
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abdomen
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(n) In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly
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abdominal
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(n) Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen
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abduction
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(n) A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally
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aberration
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(n) Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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abet
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(v) To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
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abeyance
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(n) A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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able-bodied
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(adj) Competent for physical service
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ablution
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(n) A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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abnegate
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(v) To renounce (a right or privilege)
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abnormal
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(adj) Nor conformed to the ordinary rule or standard
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abut
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(v) To touch at the end or boundary line
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abyss
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(n) Bottomless gulf
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academic
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(adj) Of or pertaining to an academy, college or university
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academician
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(n) A member of an academy of literature, art, or science
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academy
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(n) Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught
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accede
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(v) To agree
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accelerate
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(v) To mover faster
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accept
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(v) To take when offered
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abase
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(v) To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
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