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100 Cards in this Set
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to hate, detest
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abhor
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to put up with
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abide
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wretched, pitful
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abject
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to reject, renounce
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abjure
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denial of comfort to oneself
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abnegation
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to give up on a half finished project or effort
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abort
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to cut down, shorten
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abridge
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to abloish, usually by authority
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abrogate
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to sneak away and hide
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abscond
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freedom from blame, guilt, sin
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absolution
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to freely choose not to commit an action
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abstain
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hard to comprehend
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abstruse
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to agree
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accede
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to stress, highlight
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accentuate
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obtainable, reachable
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accessible
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high praise
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acclaim
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high praise, special distinction
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accolade
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helpful, obliging, polite
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accomodating
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an agreement
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accord
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to confront verbally
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accost
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a slow growtha in size or amount
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accretion
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bitter in tone or taste
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acerbic
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to agree without protesting
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acuiesce
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biternnes, discord
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acrimony
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keen insight
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acumen
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sharp, severe
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acute
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immovable, unyielding
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adamant
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extremely skilled
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adept
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to stick to something
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adhere
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to caution, criticize, reprove
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admonish
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skillful, dexterous
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adroit
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extreme praise
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adulation
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to sketch out in a vague way
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adumbrate
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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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adverse
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to argue in favor of something
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advocate
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somehow related to air
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aerial
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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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aesthetic
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friendly , amiable
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affable
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spontaneous feeling of closeness
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affinity
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rich, wealthy
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affluent
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an insult
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affront
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to increase or make greater
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aggrandize
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a whole or total
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aggregate
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distressed, wronged, injured
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aggrieved
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quick, nimble
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agile
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skillful, dexterous
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adroit
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extreme praise
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adulation
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to sketch out in a vague way
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adumbrate
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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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adverse
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to argue in favor of something
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advocate
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somehow related to air
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aerial
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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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aesthetic
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friendly , amiable
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affable
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spontaneous feeling of closeness
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affinity
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rich, wealthy
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affluent
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an insult
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affront
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to increase or make greater
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aggrandize
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a whole or total
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aggregate
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distressed, wronged, injured
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aggrieved
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quick, nimble
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agile
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believing the existance of God cannot be proven or disproven
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agnostic
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farming
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agriculture
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a passageway between rows of seats
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aisle
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eagerness, speed
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alacrity
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a false name or identity
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alias
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to soothe, ease
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alaly
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to assert, usually without proof
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allege
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to relieve, make more bearable
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alleviate
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to distrubute, set aside
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allocate
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reserved, distant
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aloof
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a dispute, fight
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altercation
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believing the existance of God cannot be proven or disproven
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agnostic
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farming
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agriculture
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a passageway between rows of seats
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aisle
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eagerness, speed
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alacrity
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a false name or identity
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alias
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to soothe, ease
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alaly
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to assert, usually without proof
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allege
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to relieve, make more bearable
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alleviate
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to distrubute, set aside
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allocate
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reserved, distant
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aloof
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a dispute, fight
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altercation
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to bring together
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amalgamate
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uncertain, variably interpretable
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ambigous
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having opposing feeligns
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ambivalent
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to improve
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ameliorate
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willing, compliant
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amenable
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an item that increases comfort
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amenity
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friendly
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amiable
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showing love, particularly sexual
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amorous
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without definite shape or type
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amorphous
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being out of correct chronological orde
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anachronistic
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something that reduces pain
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analgesic
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similar to, so that an analogy can be drawn
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analogous
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tone who wants to eliminate all government
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anarchis
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a cursed, detested person
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anathema
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a short, humorous account
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anecdote
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extreme sadness, torment
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anguish
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lively
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animated
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to incorporate territory or space
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annex
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