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36 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest
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acquit
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to release or discharge a person from an obligation
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absolve
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to free from consequences, blame, or guilt
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absurd
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utterly senseless, illogical, or untrue; laughably foolish or false
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acquiesce
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to agree passively; comply; consent
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accolade
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award, honor or laudatory notice
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abridge
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to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, etc; diminish; curtail
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accord
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a compromise of conflicting opinions; concurrence; agreement
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milestone
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an important point in progress or development
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demeanor
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behavior toward others; outward manner (noun)
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abstain
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to refrain from casing one's vote
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abominable
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detestable; loathsome
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access
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a way of approaching or coming to a place
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aberration
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an imperfection in an optical lens or the blurring caused by such an imperfection
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abuse
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to use wrongly or improperly
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mien
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look, appearance, or manner expecially as showing mood or personality (noun)
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acknowledge
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to recognize the authority, validity, or claims of
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catercorner
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in a diagonal or oblique position
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abound
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to be rich or well supplied
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abolish
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to do away with; put an end to; make void
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acuity
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sharpness; acuteness; keeness
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adulation
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(n) high praise
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assiduous
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(adj) persistent, hard-working
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clairvoyant
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(adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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convergence
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(n) the state of separate elements joingin or coming together
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enervating
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(adj) weakening, tiring
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ephemeral
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(adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
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evanescent
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(adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
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extenuating
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(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
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florid
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(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
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fortuitous
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(adj) happening by luck, fortunate
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hackneyed
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(adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
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hedonist
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(n)person who pursues pleasure as a goal
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impetuous
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(adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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impute
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(v) to attribut an action to a particular person or group
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intrepid
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(adj) fearless, adventurous
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