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50 Cards in this Set
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abate
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grow weaker, lessen, die down
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aberration
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not normal, such as a ghost, defective or filled with flaws
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accolade
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praise, approval, salutation (wishing good health)
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acquiesce
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give in, agree to request or demand of others
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acrimonious
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means to do evil or harm, bitter in language or tone of voice
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alacrity
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speed, eagerness, willingness
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altercation
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loud argument, fight
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antipathy
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strong feelings against, hatred, strong dislike
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aphorism
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short statement of truth or principle that people live by
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apocryphal
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of unknown origin; something that happens out of nowhere
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assuage
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make less painful, soothe
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asthete
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one who loves beauty
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atheist
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one who does not believe in God or a higher authority
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attenuate
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to weaken; make thinner; reduce; make smaller
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auspicious
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favourable; good crimcumstances
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austerity
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harshly plain; harsh economy (little money); no comfort; strictness
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avarice
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greed; seeks more money, more possessions
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avow
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to state as the truth; profess; to swear to
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bellicose
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warlike; pugnacious; fighting
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capacious
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big space with high ceiling; capable of holding a large amounts
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capricious
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fanciful; empty-headed; fickle; whimsical
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contempt
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hatred; scorn; antipathy
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contentious
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wanting or likeing to fight; likeing to quarrel or argue
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corroborate
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support, confirm or prove the truht, usually with new information
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disparage
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belittle; criticize; "put down", degrade
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dubious
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doubtful
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effulgence
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shining; brilliance; radiance such as the night sky, effulgent with stars
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elucidate
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make clear; shed light on for better understanding; explain
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elude
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escape from; evade
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emulate
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imitate; try to equal someone else by imitating his or her actions
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assuage
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make less painful, soothe
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asthete
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one who loves beauty
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atheist
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one who does not believe in God or a higher authority
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attenuate
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to weaken; make thinner; reduce; make smaller
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auspicious
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favourable; good crimcumstances
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austerity
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harshly plain; harsh economy (little money); no comfort; strictness
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avarice
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greed; seeks more money, more possessions
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avow
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to state as the truth; profess; to swear to
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bellicose
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warlike; pugnacious; fighting
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capacious
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big space with high ceiling; capable of holding a large amounts
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incongrous
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not fitting together; illogical; senseless
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incorrigible
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unable to be corrected; reprehensible; obnoxious
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indigenous
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native to an area; born there or discovered there, as a plant might be
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inebriation
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drunk from alcohol
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inexorable
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cannot be talked out of someting; implacable; stubborn; unyielding
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infallible
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cannot fail; incapable of error or mistakes
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ingenuous
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honest; straightforward; unsophisticated
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innate
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born; inherited or possessed at birht; genetic
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inordinate
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not ordinary; unreasonable; going beyond the limit
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insidious
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sneaking to do harm or evil; underhanded
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