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30 Cards in this Set
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abase
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verb; to humiliate, to lower in self esteem or dignity, to humble
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abet
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verb; to support or encourage someone, especially someone who has done wrong
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abeyance
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noun; suspension, temporary cessation
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abomination
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noun; something despised or abhorred, extreme loathing
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abjure
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verb; to repudiate, to take back, to refrain from
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aboriginal
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adj; native, dating back to the very beginning
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abound
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verb; to be very numerous
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abrogate
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verb; to abolish or repeal formally, to set aside, nullify
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accede
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verb; to give, to supply, to confer upon
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accentuate
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verb; to emphasize, to accent, to highlight
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access
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noun; thr right or ability to appraoch, enter, or use
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acclaim
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verb; to praise publicly and enthusiastically
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accord
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verb; to agree, to be in harmony, to gratn or bestow
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accounterments
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noun; personal clothing, accessories, or equipment, trappings
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accure
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verb; to accumulate over time
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acquisitive
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adj; seeking or tending to acquire, greedy
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acquit
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verb; to find not guilty, to behave or conduct oneself
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acronym
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noun; a word made up of the initials of the other words
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adage
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noun; a traditional saying, proverb
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adduce
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verb; to bring forward as an example or as proof, to cite
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adjourn
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verb; to suspend until another time
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adjunct
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noun; something added to or connected with something else, an assistant
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ad-lib
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verb; to improvise, to speak or act spontaneously
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advent
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noun; arrival, coming, beginning
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adventitious
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adj; accidental, connected to but nonetheless unrealted, irrelevant
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advocate
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noun; a person who argues in favor of a position
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affidavit
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noun; a sworn written statement made before an official
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affiliate
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verb; to become closely associated with
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affliction
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noun; misery, illness, great suffering, a source of misery
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afford
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verb; to give, to supply, to confer upon
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