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37 Cards in this Set
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discourse
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verbal exchange, conversation
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communication
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discretion
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freedom to decide; good judgment
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experienced
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dismissal
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act of being fired or let out
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take away
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dispel
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to disperse or scatter
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take away
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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dislke
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abrasive
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harsh and rough in manner
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aggressive
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abridge
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to condense, shorten
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decrease
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abrupt
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sudden; curt
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speed
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absolve
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to forgive; free from blame
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forgive
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absorb
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to soak up; consume; to occupy completely
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interested
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accelerate
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to cause to develop or progress more quickly
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speed
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accentuate
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to stress or emphasize; intensify
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important
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accessible
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attainable, available; approachable
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helpful
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accommodate
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to do a favour for; provide for
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helpful
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accomplice
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as associate in wrongdoing
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grouped
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accord
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to bestow upon
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grouped
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acquire
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to gain possession of
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add
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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hostile
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adept
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very skilled
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experienced
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adorn
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to enhance or decorate
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detailed
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advantageous
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favourable, useful
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helpful
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adversary
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opponent, enemy
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dislike
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adversity
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a state of hardship or misfortune
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dislike
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aerate
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to expose to air
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open
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aesthete
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one who cultivates a high sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
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attractive
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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attractive
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affectation
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pretension; false display
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pretentious
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affiliation
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an association to a group or organisation
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grouped
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agile
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well coordinated, nimble
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experienced
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agitate
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upset, disturb
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aggressive
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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speed
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allegation
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a claim wihout proof
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communication
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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soothe
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amalgamation
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consolidation of smaller parts
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grouped
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ambiguous
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uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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unclear
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ambivalent
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uncertain; emotionally conflicted
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unclear
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amiable
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friendly, pleasant, likable
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friendly
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