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20 Cards in this Set
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abdicate
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formally remove oneself from; give up
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abhor
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shrink from; detest
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abscond
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steal off and hide; depart secretly
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absolve
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set free from some duty or responsibility
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avocation
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hobby;
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averse
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opposed; unwilling
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adherent
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one who sticks to a leader, party, etc.; follower
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adjacent
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lying near; nearby
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adverse
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in opposition to one's interests; hostile
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antecedents
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ancestors; forebears; predecessors
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anteroom
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waiting room; foyer
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postmortem
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examination of a body after death; autopsy
detailed analysis or discussion of an event just ended |
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postscript
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note added to a letter after it has been written
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bicameral
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consisting of two chambers or legislative houses
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biennial
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occuring every two years
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bilateral
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having two sides
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bilingual
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speaking two languages equally well
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bipartisan
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representing two political parties
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bisect
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divide into two equal parts
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semidetached
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partly detached; sharing one wall
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