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47 Cards in this Set
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to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert
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abandon
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to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation
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abase
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to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possesion of
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abash
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to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility
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abdicate
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to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force
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abduct
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion
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abhor
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
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abject
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thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
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abstract
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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc
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acrimonious
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keen insight; shrewedness
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acumen
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a person who follows or upholds a leader
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adherent
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lying near, close, or contiguous
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adjacent
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counsel,advice or caution OR a gentle reproof
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admonition
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a coming into place, view, or being
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advent
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a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; enemy; foe
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adversary
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unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect
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adverse
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pertaining to a sense of the beautiful, having a sense of the beautiful
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aesthetic
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pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
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affable
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to bring into close association or connection
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affiliate
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a natural liking for or attraction to a person, think, idea
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affinity
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having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods
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affluence
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a personally offensive act or word
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affront
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cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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alacrity
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to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc) to rest; calm; quiet
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allay
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to assert without proof
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allege
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to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable
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allure
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fully suficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful
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ample
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corresponding to something in particular
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analogous
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a short account of a particular incident or event that is amusing
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anecdote
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to give life to; make alive
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animate
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to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate
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annul
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absence or suppresion of passion, emotion, or excitement
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apathy
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to bring to a state of peace, quite, ease, calm, or contentment
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appease
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subject to individual will or judgement without restriction
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arbitrary
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a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo
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agrosy
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being without moisture; extremely dry; parched
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arid
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extremely pale; drained of color; pallid
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ashen
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to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry
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askew
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constant; unremitting
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assiduous
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of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious
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astute
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to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender
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atone
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occuring independently of volition, done unconsciously
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automatic
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a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own power
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automaton
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to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
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aver
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having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance
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averse
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to make frank acknowledgement or affirmation of; declare or assert positively
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avouch
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a light, purplish shade of blue like the clear and unclouded sky
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azure
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