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29 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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To humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble
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Abet
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To support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done something wrong
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Abeyance
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Suspension; temporary cessation
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Abjure
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To repudiate; to take back; to refrain from
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Abomination
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Something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing
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Abound
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To be very numerous
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Abrogate
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To abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify
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Accede
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To give in; to yield, to agree
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Accentuate
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To emphasize; to accent; to highlight
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Access
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The right or ability to approach, enter or use
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Acclaim
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To praise publicly and enthuasiastically
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Accord
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To agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow
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Accouterments
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Personal clothing, accessories or equipment; trappings
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Accure
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To accumulate over time
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Acquisitive
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Seeking or tending to acquire; greedy
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Acquit
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To find not guilty; to behave or conduct oneself
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Acronym
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a word made up of the initials of other words
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Adage
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A tradiotional saying; a proverb
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Adduce
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To bring foward as an example or as proof; to cite
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Adjourn
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To suspend until another time
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Adjunct
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something added to or connected with something else; an assistant
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Ad-Lib
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To improvise; speak or act spontaneously
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Advent
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Arrival; coming; beginning
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Adventitious
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Accidental; connected to but nonetheless unrealted; irrelevant
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Advocate
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a person who argues in favor of a position
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Affidavit
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A sworn written statement made beofre an offical
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Affiliate
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To become closely associated with
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Affliction
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Misery; illness; great suffering; a source of miser, illness or great suffering
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Afford
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To give; to supply; to confer upon
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