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79 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to decrease
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abdicate
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to give up
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abrogate
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to cancel
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abstain
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to do w/o voluntarily
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abstemious
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moderate
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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acclaim
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to announce w/ strong approval
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accolade
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award
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acerbity
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bitterness
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acquiesce
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to yield to
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acrimonious
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bitter
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admonish
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to warn
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adulterate
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to make impure
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adversary
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opponent
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adversity
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misfortune
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affable
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friendly
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affected
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artificial
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affirmation
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confirmation
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affluence
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wealth
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allay
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to calm
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aloof
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not involved
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altruistic
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concerned for others
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ambivalence
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indecisiveness as to what course to follow
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ambulatory
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able to moce
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amicable
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friendly
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amoral
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nonmoral
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anarchist
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person who rebels against the gov't
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ancillary
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serving as an aid
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anecdote
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short account of an event
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anomalous
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abnormal
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antediluvian
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ancient
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antiquated
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old fashioned
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appease
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to soothe
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append
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to attach
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apprehension
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fear
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approbation
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approval
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aarbitrary
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determined by impulse
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arbitrate
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to settle a dispute
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anboretum
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place where different tree varieties are found
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arcane
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mysterious
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archetype
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original
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abcendancy
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domination
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abvetic
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living very modestly
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ascribe
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to attribute
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attrition
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gradual wearing down
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audacious
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daring
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auspicious
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favorable
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austere
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strict
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austerity
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sternness
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authoriatian
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excercizing total control
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autonomous
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self-governing
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auxillary
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giving additional assisstance
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avarice
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greed
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baffle
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to frusterate
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befuddle
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to confuse thoroughly
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begrudge
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to resent
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beguile
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to deceive
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belabor
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to discuss excessively
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beleaguer
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to overwhelm
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belie
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to give a false impression
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belittle
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to criticize
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belligerent
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quarrelsome
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beneficent
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kindly
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benevolent
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generous
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benign
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kindly
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berate
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to scold strongly
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besmirch
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to soil one's reputation
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blanch
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to whiten
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blasphemy
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cursing
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blighted
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destroyed
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bode
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to foreshadow
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boisterous
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noisy
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bombastic
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arrogant
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brawn
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muscular strength
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breadth
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extent
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broach
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to open up
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browbeat
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to bully
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