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64 Cards in this Set
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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abate
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to decease, to reduce
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abet
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to aid.
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abjure
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to renounce under oath: abandon forever
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abnegate
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to give up
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abortive
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ending without results
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abrogate
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to annul; to abolish by authoritative action
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abscond
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to leave quickly in secret
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abstemious
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done sparingly.
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accede
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to express approval, to agree to
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acclivity
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to incline or upward slope
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accreatation
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growth in size
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acme
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the highest level or degree attainable
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actuate
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to put into motion, to activate
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acuity
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sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve to fine detail
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acumen
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shrewd judgement
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adamant
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stubbornly unyielding
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adept
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extremely skilled
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adjudicate
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to act as a judge
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adjure
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to appeal to
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admonish
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to warn gently to correct something
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adriot
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skillful; accomplished
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adulation
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excessive flattery or admiration
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adumbrate
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to give a hint of something to come
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aerie
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a ness bulit high in the air
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affected
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phony; artificial
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aggregate
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a collective mass, the sum total
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algorithm
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an established procedure for sloving a problem
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alimentary
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pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion.
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allay
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to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity
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amity
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friendship; good will
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amorphous
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have no difinate form
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animus
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a feeling of ill will
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anodyne
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source of comfort
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anthropmorphic
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suggesting human characteristics for anoamsl or inanimate things
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antiquated
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too old to be fashionable or useful
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aphorism
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a short statement of principle
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apolmb
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self-confident assurance; poise
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apostate
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one who renouces a religious faith.
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warily
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carefully
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vociferous
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clamorous
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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effusive
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expressing gratitude
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frugal
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sparing
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tacitum
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saying little
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miserly
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spending little
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reticent
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not revealing thoughts
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munificent
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more generous
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risque
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slightly indecent
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destructive
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irreparable damage
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infallibilty
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inability to be wrong
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bolstered
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strengthen
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doggedness
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persistent in effort
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vaciallation
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indecision
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extraneous
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foregin
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alleviate
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easier to endure
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mercenary
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working just for money
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pre-tension
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a claim
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stymied
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to hinder
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disgruntled
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discontinue
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spurious
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not genuine
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esteem
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regard of respect
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pristine
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original pruity
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unmarred
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to damage
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