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87 Cards in this Set
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abate
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diminish, to put an end to
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abbess
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a female superior of a nunnery
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abbey
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a monastery or society of people
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abbot
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the head of an abbey or monastery
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abdicate
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surrender
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aberrant
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straying from the normal way
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abet
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to assist, especially in crime
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity
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abhor
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to loath
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abjure
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to renounce upon oath
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ablution
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to wash part of a body as a religious ritual
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abnegate
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1. to renounce, give up 2. to deny
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abode
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residence, dwelling
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abrade
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to rub or wear away
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abscess
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to form a pus, swelling
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abscission
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cutting off
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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acquiesce
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agree
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addled
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1. mentally confused. 2. rotten as egg
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adamant
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unyielding
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adenoidal
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nasal in tone quality
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adjure
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to command earnestly, often under oath
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aesthete
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one who appreciates and seeks beauty
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affable
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friendly, sociable
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness
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algid
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cold, chilly
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aloof
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distant (esp. in feeling or interest)
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amass
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accumulate, collect, build up
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anarchist
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rebel, revolting against established system
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antithesis
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direct opposite, contrast
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aphorism
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a wise saying; adage
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appropriate (v.)
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to take another’s property as one’s own
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arable
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able to be cultivated; farmable
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arbitrary
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random, chance
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arboreal
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relating to trees
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ardent
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passionate
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assuage
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alleviate
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asylum
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a safe place to practice one’s religion or follow one’s convictions
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augury
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omen, sign
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auspicious
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foretelling the future
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avant
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garde-first in line; cutting edge; new; experimental
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avarice
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greediness
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balk
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recoil, shy away
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beguile
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delude, entice, amuse
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behemoth
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a huge animal; of a great size or power
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belittle
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disparage, deride
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benign
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kind, benevolent
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bequest
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a gift upon one’s death
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blatant
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obvious, unconcealed
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breadth
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a range or scope
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boon
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benefit
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brook (v.)
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to endure; to put up with
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bungle
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to botch; to mess up
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byzantine
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ornate, fancy
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celerity
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cheerful speed
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cerebral
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intellectual
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chagrin
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embarrassment
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circumscribed
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defined or limited; isolated
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chide
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scold
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cloying
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oversweet; saccharine
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coagulate
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clot
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coalesce
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unite
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coax
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persuade, cajole
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cogent
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convincing
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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colossal
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huge, massive
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conciliatory
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appeasing, pacify; attempting to overcome distrust
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confound
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to confuse; to perplex; to befuddle
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conjecture
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a guess
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consortium
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group, association
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cosset
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to care for or protect in an overindulgent way
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constituents
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voters
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consummate
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complete; perfect
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contentious
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controversial
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contort
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twist, warp
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convolve
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to roll or coil together
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crass
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insensitive
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crude
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rude; lacking refinement
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culprit
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offender, criminal
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cumbersome
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ponderous, heavy
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curtail
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to cut short
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dank
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to moisten or dampen
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debased
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morally low; base
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debacle
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a sudden failure, disaster
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debunk
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discredit
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decorous
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having propriety; well-manners
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de facto
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in fact, in actuality
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