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34 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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give up, renounce, surrender
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Abet
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promote, advance, egg on
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Abhor
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despise, loathe, hate
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Abject
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miserable, degrading, cast down in spirit, mean spirited
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Ambivalent
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opposing, contradictory, uncertain, wavering
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Arbitrary
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selected at random, not subject to logic, tyrannical, dictorial, individual preference
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Arbitrate
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act impartially, decide using unbaised reason, logic
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Array
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line up, order, beautiful clothing
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Atone
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pay back, repent, make amends
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Atrophy
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decrease in size/strength
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Attrition
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reduction in size, gradual wearing away
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Cajole
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coax, trick, deceive, persuade
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calumny
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slander, harm another's reputation
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cantankerous
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irritable
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captious
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fussy, hyper demanding, intending to trap
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caustic
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capable of destroying or eating away
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censure
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opinion, judgement, official reprimand
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chargin
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humiliation, failure
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Chronic
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long duration, frequent recurrence, always present or encountered
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circuitous
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having a circular or winding course
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circumspect
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careful to consider all circumstances
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circumvent
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to manage to get around, walk around approach
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clandestine
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conducted in secrecy
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cogent
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having power to compel or constrain, relevent, pretinent
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conjecture
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guess, inference from evidence, supposition
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corpulent
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obese, having a large bulky body
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culpable
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guilty, wrong, blame, criminal
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delineate
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accurate, detailed description of, explain in detail
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denouncement
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accuse, place blame publically, final unraveling of a plot
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desultory
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disconnected, no plan, poor quality, haphazard, aimless, random, wandering, unfocused
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disparage
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criticize, belittle, degrade
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emaciated
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very thin, gaunt, wasted away
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emanate
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emit, rise from
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eminent
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renowned, highly respected, famous
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