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59 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
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-Abbess
-Abbey -Abbot |
-Top lady of nunnery
-Place where nuns or monks live together -Top man of monk society |
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Abidance
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An abiding
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Abject
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Sunk to a low condition
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Abdicate
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To give up ((usually royal power))
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Abdomen
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The Belly :D
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Abdominal
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Pertaining to the abdomen
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Abduction
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Taking someone away against his will or illegally
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Abed
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In bed
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Aberration
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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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Abet
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To aid, promote, or encourage
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Abeyance
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A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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Abhorrence
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The act of detesting extremely
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Abhorrent
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Hateful >:(
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Abjure
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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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Able-bodied
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competent for physical service
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Ablution
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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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Abnegate
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To renounce (a right or privilege)
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Abnormal
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Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard
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-Abominable
-Abominate -Abomination |
-Very hateful >:[
-To hate violently -A very detestable act or practice |
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Aboriginal
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Primitive; unsophisticated
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Aborigines
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The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country
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Aboveboard
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Without concealment, graud, or trickery
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Abrade
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To rub off
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-Abridge
-Abridgment |
-To make shorter in words
-A condensed form as of a book or play |
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Abrogate
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To Abolish, repeal
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Abrupt
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Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break
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Abscess
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A collection of pus in a cavity >:P
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Abscission
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The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
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Abscond
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To Depart suddenly and secretly!
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absence
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the fact of not being present or available
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Absent-minded
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Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business
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Absolution
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forgiveness, or passing over of offenses
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absolve
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to free from sin or its penalties
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-absorb
-absorption |
-to drink in or suck up
-the act or process of absorbing |
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abstain
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to keep oneself back from doing or using something
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abstemious
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characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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abstinence
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self denial
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abstruse
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dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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absurd
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inconsistent with reason or common sense
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abundant
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plentiful
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abusive
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employing harsh words or ill treatment
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abut
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to touch at the end or boundary line
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abyss
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bottomless gulf
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Academic
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Of or pertaining to an academ, college, or university
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Academician
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A member of an academy of literature, art, or science
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Academy
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any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught
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Accede
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To agree
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Accelerate
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to move faster
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Accept
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To take when offered
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Access
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A way of approach or entrance; passage
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accessible
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approachable
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accession
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induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government
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accessory
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a person or thing that aids the principal agent
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acclaim
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To utter with a shout
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Accommodate
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To furnish something as a kindness of favor
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Accompaniment
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A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part
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Accompanist
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One who or that which accompanies
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Accompany
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To go with, or be associated with, as a companion
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