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30 Cards in this Set
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to give consent without protest and without enthusiasm
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acquiesce
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a natural attraction of liking for a person or thing; a close relationship
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affinity
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to increase in power, prestige or wealth
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aggrandize
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self-denial; a giving up or renunciation
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abnegation
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overly high praise; excessive flattery
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adulation
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to emphasize; to stress
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accentuate
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a story in which people, setting, and actions represent ideas or moral qualities
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allegory
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eager to acquire; grasping
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acquisitive
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temporary inactivity; a state of being set aside; suspension
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abeyance
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at annul; to repeal by authority
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abrogate
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a formal ban or curse by the church on a person or doctrine
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anathema
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concerned with the welfare of others; unselfish
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altruistic
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a departure from what is common or normal; anything irregular or abnormal
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anomaly
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open hatred; ill will
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animosity
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a sentence to express a wise or clever observation
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aphorism
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an indirect reference; a casual mention
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allusion
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the direct opposite; the contrast of two opposites
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antithesis
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to make better; to improve
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ameliorate
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an angry arguement
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altercation
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a person or thing that is chronologically out of place, or out of its proper historical time
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anachronism
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a false statement made to injure someone's reputation; slander
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calumny
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fanatical patriotism
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chauvinism
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substance that burns; sharp and biting wit
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caustic
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a government run by many departments
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bureaucracy
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easily angered; bad tempered
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choleric
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to criticize severely; to punish; to berate
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castigate
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to draw a line around
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circumscribe
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pushy; crudely and unpleasantly forward
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bumptious
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swiftness in acting; speed; rapidity
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celerity
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corpselike; pale and ghostly
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cadaverous
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