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83 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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Find Repugnant
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abominable
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Bad or displeasing
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abort
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Terminate before completion
abortion |
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abridge
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Reduce while retaining essential elements
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absolve
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let off the hook
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abstain
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Refrain
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absurd
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Bad common sense
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abysmal
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limitless, unmeasurable
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acquiesce
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agree
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acquit
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not guilty
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acrimonius
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strong resentment
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acuity
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sharpness of vision
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adament
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not capable of being swayed
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admonish
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warn strongly
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adroit
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clumsy, quick or skillful
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adulation
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Servile flattery
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adversary
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offer opposition
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advocate
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push for something
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affable
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warmth and friendliness
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agnostic
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doubts truth of religion
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agrarian
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relating to agricultural or rural matters
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allege
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Report or maintain
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allegory
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a short moral story
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alleviate
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relief from pain, make easier
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allusion
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passing reference
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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altruism
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concern for the welfare of others
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amorous
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displaying love
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ample
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fairly large
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anachronism
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belongs to another time
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ancillary
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something that is added but is not essential
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animosity
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a feeling of ill will
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annals
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a chronological account of events
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annex
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attach to
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antagonism
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a state of ill will
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antecedent
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preceding in time or order
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anthropology
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social science studies human beings
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anticipate
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realize beforehand
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apathy
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absence of emotion
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apocalyptic
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devastation or doom
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appease
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make peace with
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apprehensive
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on edge, nervous, scared
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arable
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farmed productively
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arbitrary
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based on or subject to idividual discretion
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archaic
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extremely old
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archipelago
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a group of islands
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ardent
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passionate
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arduous
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difficult ot accomplish
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arrogant
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feeling of unwarranted importance
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arsenal
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military structure, equipment is stored
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articulate
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express or state clearly
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ascend
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to rise
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assassinate
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murder
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assert
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to say firmly
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assess
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to evaluate
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astute
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keen of mind or judgement
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atheist
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denies the existence of god
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atone
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make amends for
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attribute
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a quality of a person or thing
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audacity
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boldness
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augment
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grow or intensify
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auspicious
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likely to succeed
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austere
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severely simple, forbidding in aspect, self-denial
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autonomy
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personal independence
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banal
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obvious and dull
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barren
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not fertile or productive
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beckon
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sign to tell come to you
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belie
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represent falsly, fake
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belittle
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lesen the authority
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bemoan
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regret strongly
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benefactor
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person who helps people
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benevolence
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act intending or showing kindness and good will
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benign
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not dangerous to health
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bequeath
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leave will after ones death
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bias
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a prejudiced view
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blatant
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completly obvious
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bludgeon
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overcome using a heavy club
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bombastic
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being wordy or talking too much
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bondage
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under the control of another person
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blatant
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completly obvious
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bludgeon
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overcome using a heavy club
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bombastic
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being wordy or talking too much
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bondage
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under the control of another person
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