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30 Cards in this Set
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ABANDON
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(n.) total lack of inhibition
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ABASE
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to humble; disgrace
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ABATE
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decrease, reduce
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ABDICATE
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to give up a position, right or power
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ABERRATION
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something different from the usual
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ABET
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to aid; act as accomplice
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ABEYANCE
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temporary supression or suspension
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ABHOR
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to loate, detest
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ABJECT
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miserable, pitiful
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ABJURE
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to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
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act of cleansing
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ABNEGATE
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to deny; renounce
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ABOLITIONIST
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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ABORTIVE
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interrupted while incomplete
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ABRIDGE
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to condense, shorten
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ABROGATE
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to put an end to, abolish by authority
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ABSCOND
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to depart secretly
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ABSOLVE
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to forgive, free from blame
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ABSTAIN
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to choose not to do something
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ABSTRACT
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(adj.) theoretical; complex, difficult
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ABSTRUSE
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difficult to comprehend
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ACCEDE
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to express approval; agree to
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ACCESSIBLE
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attainable, available; approachable
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ACCESSORY
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attachment, ornament; accomplice, partner
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ACCOLADE
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praise, distinction
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ACCOST
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to approach and speak to someone
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ACCRETION
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growth in size or increase in amount
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ACCRUE
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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ACERBIC
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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ACME
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highest point, summit
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