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40 Cards in this Set
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abase
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(v) To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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abbess
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(n) The lady superior of a nunnery.
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abbey
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(n) The lady superior of a nunnery.
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abbot
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(n) The superior of a community of monks.
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abdicate
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(v) To give up (royal power or the like).
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abdomen
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(n) In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
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abdominal
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(n) Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
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abduction
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(n) A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
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abed
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(adv) In bed; on a bed.
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aberration
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(n) Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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abet
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(v) To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abeyance
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(n) A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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abhorrence
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(n) The act of detesting extremely.
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abidance
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(n) An abiding.
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abject
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(adj) Sunk to a low condition.
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abject
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(adj) Sunk to a low condition.
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abjure
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(v) To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
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ablution
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(n) A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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abnegate
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(v) To renounce (a right or privilege).
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abnormal
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(adj) Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
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abominable
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(adj) Very hateful.
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abominate
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(v) To hate violently.
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abomination
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(n) A very detestable act or practice.
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aboriginal
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(adj) Primitive; unsophisticated.
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aborigines
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(n) The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
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aboveboard
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(adv) & (adj) Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
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abrade
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(v) To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
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abrasion
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(n) That which is rubbed off.
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abridge
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(v) To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
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abridgment
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(n) A condensed form as of a book or play.
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abrogate
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(v) To abolish, repeal.
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abrupt
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(adj) Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
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abscond
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(v) To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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absence
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(n) The fact of not being present or available.
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absolution
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(n) Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
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absolve
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(v) To free from sin or its penalties.
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abstemious
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(adj) Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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abstinence
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(n) Self denial.
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abstruse
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(adj) Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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abut
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(v) To touch at the end or boundary line.
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