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47 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
lessen in intensity or degree |
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Abjure |
renounce, recant, avoid |
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Abrogate |
abolish or annul; put down |
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Adroit |
Dexterous; see maladroit - clumsy |
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Adulation |
Excessive or intense praise |
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Alacrity |
Eagerness, enthusiasm |
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Alchemy |
Magical or wonderful transformation |
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Ameliorate |
To make better or more tolerable |
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Amenable |
Responsive to suggestion |
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Annodyne |
Soothing |
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Antipathy |
Dislike, aversion |
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Apocyphal |
Spurious, dubious in authenticity |
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Apotheosis |
Deification of, perfect example |
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Apposite |
Appropriate, relevant, pertinent |
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Approbation |
Expression of approval or praise |
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Arabesque |
Complex, ornate design |
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Arcane |
Abstruse or Esoteric |
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Arrant |
Impudent |
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Artless |
Natural |
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Asperity |
Rigor, roughness, harshness, acrimony, irritability |
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Aspersion |
Act of dematation or maligning |
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Assiuduous |
Hard working |
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Assuage |
Ease, lessen, or pacify |
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Attenuate |
Rarefy or weaken |
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Augury |
Omen, portent |
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August |
Majestic, venerable |
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Auspice |
Protection or support |
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Auspicious |
Propitious, prosperous |
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Austere |
Bare, without adornment, severely simple |
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Aver |
State as fact |
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Baleful |
sinister, pernicious, ominous |
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Beatufy |
To bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to |
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Bedizen |
to adorn, especially ina cheap, showy manner |
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Belie |
to give a false impression of, to misrepresent |
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Bellicose |
belligerant, pugnacious, warlike |
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Blandish |
to coax with flattery |
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Blithe |
carefree and merry |
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Boisterous |
loud, noisy |
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Bolster |
to provide support for |
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Bombastic |
pompous, grandiloquent |
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Boor |
rude or insensitive person; lout, yokel |
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Broach |
bring up, announce, begin to talk about |
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Brook |
tolerate, endure, countenance |
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Bucolic |
rustic or pastoral |
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Burgeon |
To grow rapidly or flourish |
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Burnish |
to polish, rub, or shine |
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Byzantine |
complex |