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29 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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To degrade; to humiliate
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Abash
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To make ashamed or uneasy
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Abate
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To reduce
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Abbess (n)
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The leader of the nuns
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Abdicate
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To step down from a powerful position
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Aberrant(adj)
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Straying from the correct or normal way
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Abet
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To help someone doing something illegal or wrong
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Abeyance (n)
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Temporary stop
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Abhor
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To hate
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Abut
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Border upon
-Texas abuts Mexico on its southern border |
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Abject (adj)
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Extremely sad; hopeless
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Ablution (n)
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Religious cleansing
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Abnegate
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To reject
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Abominate
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To hate intensely
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Aboriginal (adj)
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Native to an area
-The aboriginal inhabitants were pushed away by the new people |
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Abortive (adj)
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Unsucessful
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Abound
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To
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Abridge
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To shorten
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Abrogate
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To end formally
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Abscond
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To escape secretly
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Absolve
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To make free of blame or obligation
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Abstain
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To refrain from
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Abstruse (adj)
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Hard to understand
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Abysmal (adj)
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Bottomless; hopeless
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Accede
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To yield; give in
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Acclimate
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To adapt
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Accolade (n)
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An award or praise
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Accommodate
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To help
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Accord
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To agree
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