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26 Cards in this Set
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MEANING
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USAGE
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abet
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aid, encourage(typicall of a crime)
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abetted the thief
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aboriginal
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indigenous
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aboriginal forests
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abridge
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shorten(ad + brevity)
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acclimate
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accustom oneself to climate
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accost
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to approach and speak to soeone, often in angry and unwanted way
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accosted by gangsters
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acquiesce
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agree passively(ad + quiescere = to be quiet which means to agree)
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adversity
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hardship, serious continued difficulty(adverse)
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aegis
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that which protects(chest armor)
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aghast
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horrified
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alienate
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antagonize, counteract
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anathema
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curse
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antipodal
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opposite(present diametrically opposite side of earth)
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austere
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harsh
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boor
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vulgar person
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bourgeois
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middle class
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cachet
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prestige(cache memory)
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callow
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inexperienced
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callowed youth
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canon
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rule
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capacious
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spacious(capacity)
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capitulate
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surrender
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catharthic
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purgative, purifying
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catholic
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universal, wordly
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chagrin
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embarrasment
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charlatan
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quack, showy pretences of knowledge
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collusion
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conspiracy, secret agreement
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