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21 Cards in this Set
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abandon
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1.v. to leave behind
2. to give something up 3. n. freedom; enthusiasm; impetuosity |
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abase
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v. to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal
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abhor
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v. to hate
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abominate
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v. to loathe; to hate
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abridge
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v. to shorten
2. to limit; to take away |
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absolve
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v. to forgive; to acquit
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abstinence
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n. self-control; abstention; chastity
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accede
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v. to comply with; to consent to
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitter; foul-smelling
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adept
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adj. skilled; practiced
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adverse
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adj. negative; hostile; antafonistic; inimical
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affable
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adj. friendly; amiable; good-natured
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aghast
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adj. astonished; amazed; horrified; appalled
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alacrity
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n. enthusiasm; fervor; sprightliness
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amiss
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adj. wrong; awry
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analogy
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n. similarity; correlation; parallelism; simile, metaphor
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anoint
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v. to crown; to ordain
2. to smear with oil |
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arduous
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adj. difficult; burdensome
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awry
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adj, adv
crooked(ly); uneven(ly); wrong; askew |
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awry
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adj, adv
crooked(ly); uneven(ly); wrong; askew |
