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46 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce
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abet
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to aid; to act as an accomplice
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abjure
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to renounce under oath; to abstain from
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abnegate
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to give up
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abrogate
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to annul; abolish by authortative behavior
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abstemious
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done sparingly
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accede
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ecpress approval
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acclivity
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incline or upward slope
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accretion
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growth in size
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actuate
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to activate; put into motion
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acumen
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sharpness of insight, mind
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adamant
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stubbornly unyielding
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adept
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extremely skilled
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adjudicate
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act as a judge, settle a matter
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adjure
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to appeal to
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admonish
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to caution or warn gently to correct something
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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excessive flattery or admiration
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adumbrate
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to give a hint of something to come
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aggregate
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collective mass; sum total
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algorithm
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an established precedure for solving a problem or equation
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alimentary
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pertaining to food, or digestion
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allay
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to lessen, ease
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amity
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friendship
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amorphous
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having no definite form
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animus
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a feeling of animosity or ill will
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anodyne
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a scource of comfort, a medicine that relieves pain
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anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify
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anthropomorphic
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suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things
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antiquated
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too old to be fashionable or useful
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aphorism
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a short statement of a principle
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance; poise
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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apposite
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strikingly appropriate or well adapted
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apprise
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to give notice to; inform
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appropriate
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to assign to a particular purpose
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arcane
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secret, obscure
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arrears
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unpaid, overdue debts or bills
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arrogate
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to claim without justification
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askance
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with disapproval
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assent
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to agree, as to a proposal
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atavistic
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characteristic of a formal era, ancient
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autocrat
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a dictator
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aver
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to declare to be true, to affirm
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avuncular
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like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth
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awry
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crooked, askew, amiss
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