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67 Cards in this Set
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abate
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to lessen, suppress, deduct, decrease, moderate, or subside
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aberration
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departing from the usual path
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abet
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to aid or assist the performance of an act
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abeyance
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a state of suspension
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abstemious
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moderate in the use of food and drink
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; incomprehensible
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acrimonious
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bitter
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acumen
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quickness of perception
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adamant
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unyielding
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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easy to talk to
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aggravate
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make more troublesome
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agnostic
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one who neither affirms nor denies the existence of God
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alacrity
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eager readiness
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allegory
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figurative way of treating a subject
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alleviate
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to lighten or lessen; mitigate
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altercation
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dispute
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altruistic
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having unselfish behaviors or concerns
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amity
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friendship
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anachronism
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any person or event that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time
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analogy
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explanation based on similarities of two things
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anathema
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opposed
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apathy
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lack of interest
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apostate
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renegade
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apropos
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relevant
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arbitrary
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discretionary
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aroma
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fragrance
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ascetic
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severe
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askance
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sideways
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askew
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awry
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asperity
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harshness of temper
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assiduous
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working hard and steadily
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assuage
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to calm
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atavism
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result of recombination of genes
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augment
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to make greater in size
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austere
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stern in manner and appearance
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auspicious
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favorable
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authentic
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worthy of trust
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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averse
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opposed
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avid
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extremely eager
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banal
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commonplace
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or temperament
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benign
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not malignant
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bigoted
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holding fast to an opinion
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bucolic
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pastoral
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bumptious
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unpleasantly forward or conceited
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cadaverous
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pale and ghastly
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cajole
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to persuade by pleasant words
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callous
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hardened, insensitive
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calumny
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slander
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candid
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frank and sincere
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canine
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dog
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered and quarrelsome
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capricious
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changeable
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captious
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tending to find and point out trivial faults
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caustic
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very critical or sarcastic
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chaos
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complete disorder
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charlatan
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a person who pretends to have more skill than he really has
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chastise
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criticize
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chimerical
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unreal
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circumvent
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to go around
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cite
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to quote something
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clandestine
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secret
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circumspect
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careful
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clement
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mild
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coerce
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to compel
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