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35 Cards in this Set
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Abate |
to reduce in amount, degree |
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Abet |
to aid |
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Abdicate |
renounce or relinquish a throne
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Abjure |
to renounce, to give up something |
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Abode |
a place in which a person resides |
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Accord |
to be in agrement or harmony |
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Acrid |
sharp or biting to taste ot smell |
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Adamant |
hard; stubborn |
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Adept |
very skilled, expert |
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Adjacent |
lying near or close |
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Adjunct |
something added to another thing |
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Adroit |
expert in use of hands or body |
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Advocate |
to speak in favor of, or a person |
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Affable |
easy to approach or talk to |
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Affliction |
state of pain or grief |
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Agile |
nimble, quick |
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Akin |
related by blood |
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Allege |
to declare with positiveness |
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Allot |
to distribute(not to be confused with a lot!) |
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Aloof |
distant or unsympathetic in attitude |
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Allure |
to attract or tempt by something desirable |
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Ambiguous |
having several possible meanings |
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Ameliorate |
to make better, less painful |
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Amiss |
out of right or proper order |
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Amorphous |
without a shape |
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Anarchy |
state of society without government or law |
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Animosity |
feeling of strong dislike |
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Antithesis |
the opposite |
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Apathy |
lack of interest or concern |
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Apathetic |
having or showing little or no emotion |
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Apex |
top, tip, vertex, climax, summit |
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Apocryphal |
doubtful in authenticity |
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Ardor |
passion (ardent-passionate) |
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Articulate |
(v) clear in speech; (adj) intelligible |
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Assuage |
to make easier |