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25 Cards in this Set
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Abash |
to make ashamed |
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Abate |
To reduce |
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Abdicate |
To step down from a position of power |
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Aberrant |
Deviant, abnormal |
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Abhor |
To hate |
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Abrogate |
Abolish |
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Abysmal |
Profound, Limitless, or very bad |
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Accretion |
Addition, expansion |
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Acolyte |
Admirer, fan |
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Acquiesce |
To comply passively |
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Acrimonious |
Bitter or sharp in tone |
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Acumen |
Mental sharpness |
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Allegory |
Symbolic story, parable |
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Aperture |
Opening, hole |
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Arcane |
Esoteric, obscure |
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Aver |
Allege, claim |
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Baleful |
Evil, sinister |
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Banal |
Ordinary, trite |
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Capacious |
Spacious, vast |
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Caparicious |
Flighty, impulsive |
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Cataclysm |
Catastrophe |
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Catharsis |
Purging, venting |
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Censure |
To condemn severely for doing something bad |
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Charlatan |
Fraud, con-man |
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Chicanery |
Trickery, deceitfulness |
