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15 Cards in this Set
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abase
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v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
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abdicate
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v. To give up (royal power or the like).
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aberration
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v. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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abet
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v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abeyance
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n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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abhorrence
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n. The act of detesting extremely
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abject
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adj. Sunk to a low condition
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abjure
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v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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abrogate
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v. To abolish, repeal
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abstemious
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adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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acumen
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n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
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addendum
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n. Something added, or to be added.
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adhesion
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n. The state of being attached or joined
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agglomerate
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v. To pile or heap together
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agrarian
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adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
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