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50 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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abrasive
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harsh and rough in manner
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abridge
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to condense, shorten
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abrupt
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sudden; curt
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absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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accelerate
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to cause to develop or progress more quickly
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accentuate
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to stress or emphasize; intensify
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accessible
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attainable, available
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accomplice
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an associate in wrongdoing
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accord
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to bestow upon
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acquire
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to gain possession of
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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adept
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very skilled
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adorn
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to enhance or decorate
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adulation
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excessive flattery
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advantageous
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favorable, useful
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adversary
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opponent, enemy
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adversity
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a state of hardship or misfortune
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aerate
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expose to air
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affectation
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pretension; false display
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affiliation
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an association with a group or organization
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agile
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well-coordinated, nimble
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agitate
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upset, disturb
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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allegation
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claim without proof
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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amalgamation
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consolidation of smaller parts
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ambiguous
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uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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ambivalent
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uncertain; emotionally conflicted
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amiable
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friendly, pleasant, likable
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amorphous
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having no definite form
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amplify
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increase, intensify
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anachronistic
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outdated
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anarchist
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one who aims for the overthrow of government
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anecdote
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short, usually funny account of an event
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anonymous
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unknown
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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anthropocentrism
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interpreting reality entirely based on human values
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antidote
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a remedy, an agent used to counteract
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apathetic
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indifferent, unconcerned
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appalling
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causing dismay, frightful
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appraise
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evaluate, estimate the value
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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arbitration
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settlement of a dispute by an outside party
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archetypal
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an ideal example of
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archive
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to place into storage
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ardor
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great emotion or passion
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arid
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extremely dry or deathly boring
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ascetic
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self-denying, abstinent
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