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19 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce in degree
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abridge
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to shorten in length (writing)
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abstemious
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restrained in consumption (food or booze)
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abstract
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difficult to understand; not concrete
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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accessible
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capable of being reached
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acclaim
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to praise
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accolade
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expression of praise; an award
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acknowledge
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to recognize the status of
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aquiesce
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give in
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acquire
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to obtain
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acrid
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deeply or violently bitter
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adulate
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to flatter or admire excessively
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adversity
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a state or condition contrary to one of well-being
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aesthetic
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appreciative of
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affable
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pleasant or at ease when talking to others
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affirmation
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a positive assertion
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aggregate
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formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount
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alleviate
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to make (as suffering) more bearable
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