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38 Cards in this Set
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Adulterate
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verb:
to contaminate; to make impure |
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Agrarian
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adjective:
relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land |
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Affluent
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adjective:
rich; prosperous |
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Accost
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verb:
to approcach and speak to someone |
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Accolade
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noun:
an award; an honor |
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Adverse
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adjective:
unfavorable; antagonistic |
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Admonish
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verb:
to scold gently; to warn |
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Acumen
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noun:
keenness of judgement; mental sharpness |
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Abortive
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adjective:
unsuccessful |
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Adulation
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noun:
wild or excessive admiration; flattery |
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Acquiesce
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verb:
to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree |
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Affinity
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noun:
sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity |
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Abdicate
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verb:
to step down from a position of power or responsibility |
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Aesthetic
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adjective:
having to do with artistic beauty; artistic |
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Abstract
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adjective:
theoretical; impersonal |
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Acerbic
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adjective:
bitter; sour; severe |
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Abhor
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verb:
to hate very, very much; to detest |
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Adherent
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noun:
follower; supporter; believer |
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Abstinent
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adjective:
abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation |
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Abysmal
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adjective:
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless |
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Affable
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adjective:
easy to talk to; friendly |
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Abject
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adjective:
hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated; utterly bummed out |
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Address
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verb:
to speak to; to direct one's attention to |
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Acute
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adjective:
sharp; shrewd |
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Abnegate
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verb:
to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce |
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Abridge
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verb:
to shorten; to condense |
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Abate
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verb:
to subside; to reduce |
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Acrid
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adjective:
harsh; like acid |
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Aberration
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noun:
something not typical; a deviation from the standard |
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Abash
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verb:
to make ashamed; to embarrass |
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Adroit
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adjective:
skillfull; desterious; celver; shrewd; socially at ease |
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Affectation
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noun:
unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intened to impress |
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Abstruse
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adjective:
hard to understand |
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Agenda
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noun:
program; the things to be done |
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Acrimonious
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adjective:
full of spite; bitter; nasty |
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Absolve
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verb:
to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation |
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Adamant
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adjective:
stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible |
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Absolute
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adjective:
total; unlimited; perfect |
