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20 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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to shorten or condense
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acquiesce
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to consent, agree passively
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allude
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to refer or mention casually
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constitute
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to form, make up
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contrive
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to plot, scheme, devise a way
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corroborate
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to verify, confirm, substantiate
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culminate
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to reach the highest point
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depreciate
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to decrease in value, belittle
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dilate
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to expand or enlarge
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discriminate
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to observe differences, make unafair distinctions
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arid
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dry, barren, parched, lifeless
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chronic
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constant, habitual, recurring
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dubious
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doubtful, uncertain, causing doubt
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indulgent
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yielding, lenient, easy-going
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internal
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inside, within (body, country, etc.), inner
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lethal
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deadly, fatal
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livid
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pale, lead-colored, grayish-blue
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overt
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open, unconcealed
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senile
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characteristic of old age
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virtual
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almost, for all practical purposes, being something in effect but not actually
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