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52 Cards in this Set
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Abash
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Shameful embarrassed
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Abate
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Lessen
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Abject
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Miserable, wretched
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Aboveboard
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Honest open frank
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Abrogate
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Abolish
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Abut
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To rest against
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Accede
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Agree
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Acclivity
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Upward slope
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Accost
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To go up and speak to
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Accoutrement
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Equipment, outfit
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Acrophobia
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Fear of heights
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Actuate
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To put into motion or action
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Addled
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Confused
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Adduce
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To give an example of
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Ado
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Fuss, trouble
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Adonis
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Handsome man
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Affront
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Insult
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Ague
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Fever, plague
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Alacrity
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Lively
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Albatross
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A seabird, burden
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Alimentary
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Giving food and nutrients
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Allegro
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Rapid, quick
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Alluvial
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Sand deposit made by water
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Amalgamate
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Combine, gather
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Ambient
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Surrounded on all sides
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Ambuscade
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Hidden secret attack
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Amenities
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Pleasantries
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Anent
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Regarding concerning
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Animadversion
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Criticism, opposing comment
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Annals
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Historical records
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Anneal
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Heat and cool, to toughen
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Anomalous
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Deviation, abnormal
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Aphasia
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Unable to speak
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Apocryphal
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Doubtful, not real
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Apoplexy
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Paralysis, sudden loss of consciousness
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Apostate
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Giving up beliefs
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Apothegm
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Brief instructive saying
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Apotheosis
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Holding someone to the rank of God
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Appellation
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A name
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Apposite
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Appropriate
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Appurtenance
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Adding to something important
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Arrant
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Completely bad
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Arrears
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In debt
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Arroyo
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Deep ditch caused by running water
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Askance
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To look suspicious
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Atavistic
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Going back to primitive behavior
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Au courant
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Knowledgeable, well informed
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Avarice
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Greed
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Aver
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To state firmly
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Averse
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Reluctant, unwilling
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Avoirdupois
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Heaviness, weight
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Avuncular
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Like an uncle
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