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50 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to reduce
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abate
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to subside; to reduce
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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abhor
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to hate very, very much; to destest
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abject
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hopeless; deafeated; extremely sad and servile
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abnegate
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to reject; to renounce
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abridge
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to shorted; to condense
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absolute
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total; unlimited
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absolve
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to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin
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abstinent
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abstaining; voluntarily not doing something
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abstract
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theoretical; impersonal
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absruse
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hard to understand
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abysmal
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extremely hopless or wretched; bottomless
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accolade
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an honor; an award
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone aggressively
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acrebic
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sour; severe
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acquiesce
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to comply passively; to accept
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acrid
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harshly pugent; bitter
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acrimonious
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full of spite; bitter; nasty
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acumen
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keenness of judgment; mental sharpness
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acute
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sharp; shrewd
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adamant
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stubborn, unyielding; completely inflexible
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address
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to speak to
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adherent
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follower; supporter; believer
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admonish
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to scold gently; to warn
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adroit
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skillful; clever
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adulation
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falattery
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adulterate
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to contaminate
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adverse
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unfavorable;antagonistic
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aesthetic
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artistic
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affable
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friendly
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affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior
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affinity
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sympathy; attraction
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affluent
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rich
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agenda
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program
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aggregate
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sum total
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agnostic
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one who believes that the existence ofa god can be neither proven or disproven
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agrarian
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relating to land
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allege
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to assert without proof
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alleviate
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to relieve; to lessen
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allocate
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to assign
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alloy
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a comination of two or more things
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allusion
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an indirect reference
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aloof
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uninvolved
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altruism
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selflessness; generosity
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ambience
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atmosphere
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning; confusing
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ambivalent
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undecided
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