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43 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate
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v. to give up formally
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Abolish
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v. to put to an end
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Abridge
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v. to shorten
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Abstain
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v. to refrain from by choice
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Accustom
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v. to make familiar by custom, habit or use
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Allegiance
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n. an obligation, a loyalty to a cause
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Amend
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v. to improve, to make better, to alter formally
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Aspire
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v. to have an ambition, to desire greatly, to strive for
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Candid
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adj. open, sincere, frank
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Cliche
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n. an overused expression
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Comply
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v. to act in accordance with
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Convene
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v. to assemble for a meeting
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Democracy
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n. a government by the people, for the people
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Deprive
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v. to take something away from, to stop from having something
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Endeavor
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n. a conscientious effort, attempt
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Enumerate
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v. to count or name one-by-one
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Exclude
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v. to shut out or to bar
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Expire
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v. to come to an end
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Enumerate
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v. to count or name one-by-one
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Impel
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v. to urge or drive forward, to force, to propel
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Incapable
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adj. lacking ability, unqualified
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Independent
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adj. free from control or influence others
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Inferior
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adj. lesser, lower, beneath
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Infringe
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v. to violate, to transgress, to encroach, to trespass
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Liberty
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n. freedom
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Majority
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n. the greater number, more than half
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Migrate
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v. to move from one place to another
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Nominate
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v. to chose as a candidate for election, appointment or honor
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Participate
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v. to take part in, join or share
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Plagiarize
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n. the act of passing off as one's own the ideas of another
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Precisely
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adv. exactly, highly, accurate
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Prescribe
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v. to set down as a rule, guide
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Relinquish
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v. to give up, or to let go
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Resign
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v. to submit, to give in, to quit
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Retain
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v. to keep in a fixed place. to reserve
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Tangible
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adj. touchable, palpable
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Tradition
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n. a custom, the handing down of beliefs
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Transcend
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v. to rise above the limits, to pass beyond, to exceed
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Transient
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adj. passing away with time, fleeting, stopping only briefly
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Vocation
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n. an occupation, a profession
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Zenith
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n. a high point, top, peak
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Abet
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v. to aid, to urge on, help especially in a crime
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Involuntary
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adj. not conscious
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