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84 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower
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abash
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embarrass
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abdicate
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renounce
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abettor
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encourager
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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detest; hate
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrade
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wear away by friction; errode
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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pardon (an offense)
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abstemious
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temperate; sparing in drink, etc.
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abstinence
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restraint from eating or drinking
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award of merit
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth; increase
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accure
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come about by addition
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightly sour; sharp,caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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top; pinnacle
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiescent
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accepting passively
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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acumen
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mental keenness
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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alter; modify
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addiction
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compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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rotten; muddle; crazy
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adduce
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present as evidence
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast to
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adipose
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fatty
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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admonish
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warn reprove
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by mixing with baser substances
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adumbration
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foreshadowing; outlining
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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asthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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affinity
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kinship
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affirmation
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solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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alimony
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payment by a husband to his divorced wife
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allay
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calm; pacify
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allege
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state without proof
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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affray
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public braw
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agape
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openmouthed
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify
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aggregate
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sum; total
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aghast
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horrified
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agility
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nimbleness
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agitate
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stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of god or any ultimate reality
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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albeit
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although
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry
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alias
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an assumed name
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alienate
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make hostile; seperate
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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