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26 Cards in this Set
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ADAPT
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VERB to change so as to fit a new or specific use or situation <adapt to life in a new school>
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ADOPT
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VERB to take legally as one's own child <adopted a baby girl>
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ADVERSE
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ADJECTIVE acting in an opposite direction <adverse winds>
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ADVICE
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NOUN an opinion or suggestion offered about a decision or course of conduct
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ADVISE
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VERB to give advice to : COUNSEL <advised them to save their money> b : RECOMMEND 3 <advised caution>
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AFFECT
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VERB to produce a significant influence upon or change in <paralysis affected his limbs>
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AVERSE
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ADJECTIVE having an active and strong dislike <averse to exercise>
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CONTINUAL
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ADJECTIVE continuing without interruption <days of continual sunshine>
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CONTINUOUS
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ADJECTIVE continuing without a stop
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DESCENT
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NOUN a downward step (as in station or value)
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DISINTERESTED
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ADJECTIVE free from selfish interest <was disinterested in sports>
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DISSENT
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VERB to differ in opinion : DISAGREE
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EFFECT
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NOUN an event, condition, or state of affairs that is produced by a cause <the effect of climate on growth>
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FORMALLY
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ADVERB relating to, suitable for, or being an event requiring elegant dress and manners <she was formally introduced>
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FORMERLY
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ADVERB at an earlier time; previously
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MORAL
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NOUN the lesson to be learned from a story or an experience
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MORALE
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NOUN the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, spirit, or loyalty) of an individual or a group with regard to a task or goal to be accomplished
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PERSECUTION
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NOUN the act or practice of persecuting (to treat continually in a way meant to be cruel or harmful)
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PRECEDE
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VERB to be, go, or come before (as in rank, position, or time)
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PREPOSITION
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NOUN a word or group of words that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun <"with" in "the house with the red door" is a preposition>
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PROCEED
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VERB a : to carry on an action, process, or movement b : to be in the process of being done <the work is proceeding well>
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PROPOSITION
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NOUN something offered to be thought about or accepted : PROPOSAL <a business proposition>
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PROSECUTION
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NOUN the act or process of prosecuting; especially : the bringing and continuance of a criminal case
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RESPECTFULLY
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ADVERB marked by or showing respect <she treated him respectfully>
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RESPECTIVELY
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ADVERB each in the order given <John and Mary were 12 and 13 years old respectively>
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UNINTERESTED
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ADJECTIVE not interested : not paying attention
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