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50 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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To humiliate
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Abate
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To lessen
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Abdicate
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To give up power or responsibility
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Abduct
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To kidnap
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Aberration
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A deviation from the normal
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Abet
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To help
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abhor
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to hate
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abide
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to put up with, to continue to exist
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abject
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miserable
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abjure
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to reject
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abnegation
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self-denial
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abort
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to give up on before completion
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abridge
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to cut down, shorten
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abrogate
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to abolish by authority
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abscond
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to run away and hide, usually with a stolen object
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absolve
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to free from blame, guilt, or sin
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abstain
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to refrainfrom committing an action
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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accede
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to give in, agree
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accentuate
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to stress
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acclaim
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high praise
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accommodating
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helpful, polite
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accord
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an agreement
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accost
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to confront verbally
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accretion
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a slowgrowth
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acerbic
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bitter in tone or taste
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acquiensce
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to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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bitternes, discord
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acumen
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keen insight
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acute
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1. sharp, severe
2. having keen insight |
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adamant
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impervious, unyielding
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adept
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skilled
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adhere
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1. to stick to
2. to follow devoutly |
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admonish
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to caution or criticize
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adorn
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to decorate
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adroit
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skillful, dexterous
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adulation
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extremem praise
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adverse
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unfavorable, dangerous
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advocate
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1. to argue in favor of
2. one who argues in favor of |
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aesthetic
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related to the appreciation of beauty
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affable
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friendly
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affinity
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a feeling of closeness
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affluent
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wealthy
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aggrandize
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to increase or make greater
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aggregate
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1. a whole or total
2. to increase or make greater |
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agile
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quick, nimble
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agnoxtic
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believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
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aisle
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passage between rows of seats
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alacrity
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eagerness, speed, timeliness
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alias
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a false name or identity
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