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30 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
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A temporary lapse in activity; suspension
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Abjure
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To renounce or reject; officially disclaim
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Abrade
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To irritate by rubbing; to wear down in spirit
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Abridge
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To shorten, reduce
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Abrogate
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To nullify, abolish
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Abscond
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To make a secret departure, elope
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Accretion
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A gradual build-up or enlargement
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Adjunct
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Something added to another thing, but not a part of it; an associate or assistant
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Adroit
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Skillful, adept
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Adulterate
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To corrupt, to make impure
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Adversary
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An enemy or opponent
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Aesthete
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Someone devoted to beauty and to beautiful things
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Affability
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The quality of being easy to talk to and gracious
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Affected
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False, artificial
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Affinity
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A feeling of shared attraction, kinship; a similarity
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Aggrandize
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To make bigger or greater; to inflate
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Agitation
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A disturbance; a disturbing feeling of upheaval and excitement
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Alias
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An assumed name
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Allegiance
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Loyalty or devotion shown to one's government or to a person, group or cause
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Allocate
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To apportion for a specific purpose; to distribute
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Amalgamate
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To blend thoroughly
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Ameliorate
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To make something better or more tolerable
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Amortize
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To pay off or reduce a debt gradually through periodic payments
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Amplify
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To enlarge, expand, or increase
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Anachronistic
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Out of the proper time
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Anarchy
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Absence of law or order
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Animosity
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Hostility, resentment
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Anomaly
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Something different or irregular
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Antagonism
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Hostility, conflict, opposition
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Antipathy
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A long-held feeling of dislike or aversion
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