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83 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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abscond
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to leave secretly
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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alleviate
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to make more bearable
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amalgamate
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to combine or mix together
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amalgam
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a mixture, especially of two metals
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ambiguous
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doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted serveral ways
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ameliorate
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to make better; to improve
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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analogous
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similar or alike in some way equivalent to
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anomoly
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deviation from what is normal
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antagonize
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to annoy or provke to anger
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
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ardor
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intense and passionate feeling
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assuage
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to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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audacious
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fearless and daring
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austere
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servere or stern in appearance; undecorated
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banal
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predictable, cliched, boring
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bombastic
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pompous in speech and manner
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cacophony
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harsh jaring noise
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candid
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impartial and honest in speech
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capricious
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changing one's mind quickly and often
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chicanery
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deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
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convincing and well reasoned
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convulted
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intricte and complicated
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corroborate
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to proivde supporting evidence
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credulous
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too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
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steadily increasing volume or force
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deference
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respect
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deride
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to speak of or treat with contempt
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derisive
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in a mocking manner
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desiccate
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to dry out thoroughly
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desultory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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dilate
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to make larger or to expand
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dillettante
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something with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymm or mournful speech
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disabuse
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to set right to free from error
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disparate
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fundmanetally different entirely unlike
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dissemble
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to lie
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dissonance
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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
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elegy
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sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
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persuasive and moving especially in speech
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enervate
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to reduce in strength
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ephemeral
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lasting a short time
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equivocate
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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erudite
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learned, schoarly, bookish
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esoteric
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known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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exculpate
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to clear from blame; prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent; requiring immediate action
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fawn
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to grovel
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fervid
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intensely emotional; feverish
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malinger
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to evade responsiblity by pretending to be ill
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misanthrope
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a person who disslikes others
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mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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obdurate
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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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obviate
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to stop up to prevent the passage of
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opprobbrium
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public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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pedant
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some who shows off learning
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perfidious
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willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
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done in routine way
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prodigal
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wasteful, lavish
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propitiate
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to conciliate to apease
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propriety
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correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs
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prudenec
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wisdom, caution, or restraint
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reticient
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silent reserved
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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specious
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deceptively attractive
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tacit
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done without using words
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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venerate
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to respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth and accuracy
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vex
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to annoy
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