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50 Cards in this Set
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abate
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grow weaker, lessen, die down
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aberration
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not normal, such as a ghost, defective or filled with flaws
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accolade
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praise,, approval, salutation
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acquiesce
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give in, agree to request or demand of others
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acrimonious
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to do evil or harm, bitter in language or tone of voice
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alacrity
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speed, eagerness, willingnesss
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altercation
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loud argument, fight
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antipathy
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strong feelings against, hatrid, strong dislike
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aphorism
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short statement of truth or principle that people live by
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apocryphal
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of unkown origin, something that happens out of nowhere
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assuage
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make less painful, soothe
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aesthete
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one who loves beauty
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athiest
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one who does not believe in god or a higher authority
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attenuate
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to weaken, make thinner, reduce, make smaller
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auspicious
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favorable, good circumstances
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austerity
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harshly plain, hash economy, no comfort, strictness
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avarice
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greed, seeks more money
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avow
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to state as the truth, profess, swear to
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bellicose
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warlike, pugnacious
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capacious
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big space with high ceiling, capable of storing a large amount
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capricious
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fanciful, empty headed
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contempt
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hatred, scorn, antipathy
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contentious
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wanting or liking to fight
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corroborate
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support, confirm
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disparage
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belittle, criticize
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dubious
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doubtful
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effulgence
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brilliance, radiance, shining
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elucidate
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make clear
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elude
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escape from, evade
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emulate
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imitate,
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encroach
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invade, intrude, push in where not wanted
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engender
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to bring into being, plant an idea and cause it to grow
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epicurean
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having good taste in fine foods
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exacerbate
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make worse
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fathom
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to measure, understand
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fatuous
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empty of meaning
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fervent
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passionate
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fractious
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breaking rules, making trouble
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imperious
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arrogant, domineering, demanding
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incarnate
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in the flesh, in human form
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incogruous
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not fitting together
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incorrigible
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unable to be corrected, obnoxious
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indigemous
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native to an area, born there or discovered there
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inebriation
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drunk from alchohol
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inexorable
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stubborn, unyielding
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infallible
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cannot fail, incapable of error or mistakes
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ingenuous
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honest, straightforward, unsophisticated
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innate
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born, inherited or possessed at birth
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inordinate
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not ordinary, unreasonable
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insidious
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snkeaing to do evil or harm, underhanded
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