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38 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
Decrease, subside |
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Abdicate |
Give up |
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Abet |
To aid |
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Abhor |
Detest, hate |
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Abject |
lacking pride |
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Aboriginal |
Being the first of its kind in a region |
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Abortive |
Unsuccessful fruitless |
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Abrade |
Wear away by friction |
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Absolve |
Pardon |
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Absremious |
Sparing in eating and drinking |
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Abstruse |
Obscure |
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Abysmal |
Bottomless |
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Accede |
Agree |
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Accolade |
Award of merit |
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Acerbity |
Bitterness in speech and temper |
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Acquiesce |
Assent, agree with out protest |
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Acrid |
Sharp bitterly pungent |
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Acuity |
Sharpness |
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Acumen |
Mental keenness |
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Adage |
Wise saying |
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Adamant |
Hard |
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Addle |
Muddle |
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Adjacent |
Neighboring |
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Adjunct |
Something added |
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Admontion |
Warning |
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Adroit |
Skillful |
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Adulterate |
Make impure by adding tainted substances |
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Advent |
Arrival |
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Affable |
Easily approachable |
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Affected |
Artificial |
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Affinity |
Kinship |
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Affluence |
Abundance |
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Agent |
Means or instrument |
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Aggrandize |
Increase or intensify |
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Aggregate |
Gather, accumulate |
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Aclarit |
Cheerful promptness |
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Alimentary |
Supplying nourishment |
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Allege |
State without proof |
