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60 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate
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Renounce;give up
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Abjure
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renounce upon oath
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Aberrant
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abnormal;deviant
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Abject
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Humiliating;wretched;lacking pride
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Abominable
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Detestable/loathsome;unpleasant;very bad
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Ablution
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washing;cleansing
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Abnegation
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self-denial;self-sacrifice
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Abrade
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to scrape off;erode;wear off
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Abrasive
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harsh and rough in manner;causing abrasion
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Abrogate
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abolish;annul;repeal
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Abscond
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to sneak away and hide
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Absolve
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to clear from blame;to pardon/forgive/excuse
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Abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand;obscure
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Abysmal
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bottomless;limitless;very bad
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Accentuate
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to strees;emphasize
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Actuate
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motivate
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Acquiesce
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assent;agree without protest
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Accoutre
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equip
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Accrue
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to accumulate
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Accretion
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growth;increase by gradual addition
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Attrition
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reduction in size,strength and number;reduction in workforce without the need to fire employees;wearing away of resistance frm opposition through continuous harrassment
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Acetic
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vinegary
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Ascetic
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austere;practicing self-denial
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Acquittal
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deliverance froma charge
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Adage
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wise saying;proverb
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Aphorism
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pithy(brief and meaningful) maxim
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Addle
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to confuse;muddle;rotten(eggs)
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Advent
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Arrival
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Adventitious
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accidental;casual
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Affected
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pretended;artificial;assumed in orderto impress
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Agglomeration
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collection;heap;jumbled mass
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Agnostic
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one who is skeptical about the existence of God
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Atheistic
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Denying the existence of God
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Allege
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to state without proof
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Allegiance
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Loyalty
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Allegory
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fable;parable
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Ambulatory
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capable of walking/not bedridden;itinerant;adapted for walking
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Amity
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Friendship
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Amnesty
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pardon
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Anachronistic
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out of correct chronological order
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Anarchist
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one who seeks to overturn the government
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Anarchy
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the absence of government; state of disorder
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Ancillary
Auxiliary |
accessory;serving as an aid
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Annals
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records;history
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Annex
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to seize territory/space
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Appropriate
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to take possession of/seize for oneself
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Arrogate
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appropriate;to take/claim for oneself without right
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Antecede
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precede
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Antecedents
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ancestors;origins
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Anthropocentric
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Human-centered;interpret everything in terms of humna values
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Anthropoid
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manlike;resembling humna being
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Antithesis
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the absolute opposite;contrast
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Apocryphal
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fictitious;false;spurious
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Append
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attach;affix --->Appendix
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Approbation
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approval;praise
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Artless
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ingenuous/naive;natural/not artificial
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Ascendancy
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domination
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Aspersion
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slander;unfavorable or damaging remark
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Atrocity
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brutal deed
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