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65 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower; humiliate
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abash
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embarass
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abate
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subside; decrease, lessen.
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
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abduction
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kidnapping.
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant.
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abet
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage.
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abeyance
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suspended
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abhor
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detest
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride.
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abjure
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renounce upon oath.
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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repudiation; self-sacrifice
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant.
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native.
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless.
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abrade
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wear away by friction; scrape; erode.
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down.
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abridge
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condense or shorten.
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide.
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absolve
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pardon (an offense).
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate.
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abut
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border upon; adjoin.
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit.
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accentuate
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emphasize; stress
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acclimate
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adjust to climate.
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acclivity
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sharp unslope of a hill.
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accolade
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award of merit.
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt.
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person.
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth; increase
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accrue
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come about by addition
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightyly sour; sharp; caustic
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acme
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top; pinnacle
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in.
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acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness.
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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addendum
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addition or supplement
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by.
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adjunct
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something added on or attached.(nonessential or inferior)
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adapt
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alter; modify
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admonish
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warn; reprove
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admonition
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warning
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful
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