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59 Cards in this Set
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Abash
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to make ashamed; to embarass
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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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Abhor
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to hate very very much; to detest
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Abject
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hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
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Abortive
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unsuccessful
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Abridge
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to shorten; to condense
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Absolute
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total, unlimited; perfect
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Absolve
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to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
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Abstinent
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abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant but is bad for you or has a bad reputation
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Abstract
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theoretical; impersonal
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Abysmal
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extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
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Accolade
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an award; an honor
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Accost
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to approach and speak to someone aggressively
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Acerbic
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bitter sour; severe
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Acquiesce
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to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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Acrid
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harsh, like acid
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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 judgement; 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; to direct one's attention 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; dexterous; clever; shrewd, socially at ease
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Adulation
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wild or excessive admiration; flattery
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Adulterate
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to contaminate; to make impure
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Adverse
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unfavorable; antagonistic
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Aesthetic
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having to do w/ artistic beauty; artistic
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Affable
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easy to talk to; friendly
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Affectation
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artificial or unnatural behavior; usually intended to impress
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Affinity
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sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
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Affluent
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rich; prosperous
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Agenda
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program; the things to be done
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Agrarian
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relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
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Agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
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Aggregate
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a collection of separate things mixed together
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Alacrity
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cheerful eagerness of readiness to respond
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Allege
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to assert w/out proof
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Alleviate
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to relieve; usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
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Allocate
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to distribute; to assign; to allot
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Alloy
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a combination of two or more things, usually metals
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Allusion
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an indirect reference (often to a literary work); a hint
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Aloof
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uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
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Altruism
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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interest of others
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Ambience
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atmosphere; mood; feeling
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Ambiguous
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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
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Ambivalent
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undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously
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to make better or more tolerable
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Ameliorate
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Amenable
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obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of others; agreeable
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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
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Amenity
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friendly; agreeable
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Amiable
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an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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Amnesty
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lacking a sense of right or wrong; neither
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Amoral
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feeling loving, especially in a sexually sense; in love; relating to love
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Amorous
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shapeless, without a regular or stable shape; bloblike
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Amorphous
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Anachronism
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something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
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