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24 Cards in this Set
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Abridge
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condense or shorten
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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Abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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Adulation
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flattery; admiration
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Affable
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easily approachable; warmly; friendly
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Altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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Analogous
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comparable
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Antidote
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medicine to counteract a poison or disease
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Antiquated
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old fashioned; obsolete
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Arbitrary
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capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
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Artisan
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manually skilled worker or craftsman as opposed to artist
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Ascendancy
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controlling influence; domination
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Astute
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wise; shrewd; keen
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Augment
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increase or add to
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Austere
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forbiddingly stern; severely simple; un-ornamented
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Autonomous
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self governing
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Belie
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contradict; give a false expression
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Bolster
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reinforce; support
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Braggart
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boaster
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Brevity
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conciseness
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Cajole
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to coax; to wheedle
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Candor
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frankness; open honesty
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Capricious
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unpredictable; fickle; fanciful
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Censorious
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critical
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