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38 Cards in this Set
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Abet
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To aid
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Abjure
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To renounce, to give something up
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Accede
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To agree to
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Acquiesce
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Agree; consent
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Acrid
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Sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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Adamant
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Hard, stubborn
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Affable
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Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly
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Agile
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Nimble, quick
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Alleviate
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To make easier
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Aloof
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Indifferent; disinterested
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Ambiguous
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Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
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Ameliorate
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To make easier
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Ample
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Fully sufficient or more that adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful
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Anomaly
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Something out of the ordinary; irregular
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Antediluvian
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Very old, old-fashioned
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Antithesis
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The opposite
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Apex
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The tip, point, or vertex; summit
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Apocryphal
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False; spurious
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Ardor
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Passion
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Assuage
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To make easier
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Astute
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Of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious
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Autocrat
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A person who behaves in an authoritarian manner
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Avarice
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Greed
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Avuncular
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Pertaining to, or characteristic or an uncle
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Bellicose
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warlike
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Benefactor
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A person who confers a benefit
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Benign
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Good
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Blatant
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Brazenly obvious; flagrant
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Blithe
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Happy
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Boon
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A gift
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Breach
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N. A break, V. To break
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Cacophony
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Harsh discordance of sound
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Candid
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Frank; outspoken; open and sincere
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Capitulate
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To surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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Chaff
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Worthless matter
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Circumlocution
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Talking in a roundabout way
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Cogent
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To the point; relevant; pertinent
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Colloquial
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Involving or using conversation
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