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37 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower, humiliate
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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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aberrant
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abnormal, deviant
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abet
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aid, usually in doing something wrong
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abeyance
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suspended action
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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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self-sacrifice
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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abstract
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theoretical
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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accede
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agree
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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acclaim
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applaud
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accolade
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award of merit
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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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acerbity
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bitterness of speech
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acknowledge
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recognize, admit
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acme
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top; pinnacle
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acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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acrid
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sharp; bitter
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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
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acument
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mental keenness
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy
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adjunt
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something added on or attached (usually nonessential)
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adroit
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skillfull
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