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34 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower; humiliate
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abash
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embarrass
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abate
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lessen
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abominate
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hate
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accentuate
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emphasize
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acclivity
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sharp incline of a hill
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accolade
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award; honor
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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adroit
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skillfull
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adulate
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flatter and praise so much it's sickening
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adulterate
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to make impure
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adumbrate
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to forewshad by disclosing only partially
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affectedd
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a-FAKE-ed
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affray
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public brawl
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agile
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able to move in a quick and easy fashion
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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alias
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false name
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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allay
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sooth
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alleged
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state w/o proof
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altercation
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violent dispute
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amass
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collect
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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amity
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peaceful relations
ami- = friend |
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amok
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freaked out and violently pissed off
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apex
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tip; peak; summit; way up there
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appease
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sooth
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ardor
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heat, passion, zeal
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assuage
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to ease, pacify
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audacity
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boldness
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august
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awe-inspiring
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austerity
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severity
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averse
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opposed; unwilling
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awry
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twisted; crooked; out of whack; askew; wrong
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