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30 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
To decrease or reduce |
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Abdicate |
To give up a position right or power |
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Aberrant |
Deviating from what is normal |
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Abeyance |
Temporary suppression or suspension |
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Abject |
Miserable, pitiful |
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Abjure |
To reject, abandon formally |
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abscission |
The act of cutting, natural separation of leaf |
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Abscond |
Depart secretly |
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Abstemious |
Moderate in appetite |
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Abstinence |
Giving up of certain pleasures |
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Abysmal |
Very bad or immeasurablly poor |
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Accretion |
Growth in size or increase in amount |
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Accrue |
To accumulate, grow by edition |
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Adamant |
Uncompromising, unyielding |
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adjunct |
Something added, attached or joined |
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Admonish |
Warn, to tell or urge to do something |
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Adulterate |
To make impure by adding something |
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Aesthetic |
Capable of accepting the beautiful |
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Affected |
Pretentious are emotionally moved or touched |
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Affinity |
liking |
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Aggrandize |
To make larger or greater |
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Aggregate |
Amounting to a whole, total |
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Alacrity |
Cheerful willingness, eagerness |
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Alchemy |
Mediaeval philosophy of changing metal into gold, magical power or process of transmutation |
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Allay |
To lessen, ease, soothe |
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Alleviate |
To relieve, improve partially |
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Alloy |
A combination, a mixture of two or more metals |
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Allure |
The power to entice by charm |
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Amalgamate |
To combine into a unified whole |
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Ambiguous |
Unclear or doubtful in meaning |