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90 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abscond
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to depart secretly
-decamp |
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstain
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to choose not to do something
-forbear |
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adulterate
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to make impure
-debase |
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
-ebb; lapse; relent |
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal or expected
-errant; anomalous |
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abyss
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an extremely deep hole
-chasm |
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advocate
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to speak in favor of
-champion |
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aesthetic
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concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aggrandize
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to increase in power, influence and reputation
-apotheosize; augment; ennoble; wax |
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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aggregate
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amounting to a whole; total
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alacrity
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speed or quickness
-celerity; dispatch; haste |
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alleviate
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to make more bearable
-assuage; mitigate; palliate; relieve |
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole; to mix together
-admix; coalesce; commingle; commix; intermingle |
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
-equivocate; nebulous; dubious; indeterminate |
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ambivalence
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having conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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to improve
-pacify |
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
-archaism; incongruity |
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analogous
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comparable
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
-aberrant; preternatualness |
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antipathy
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extreme dislike
-animosity; animus; enmity; loathing; repugnance |
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apathy
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lack of interest or emotion
-listlessness; lethargy; lassitude; phlegm |
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antagonize
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to annoy or provoke to anger
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apocryphal
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of questionable authority or authenticity
-ficititious |
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arbitrary
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determined by chance or impulse
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approbation
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approval and praise
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apprise
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to inform
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appropriate
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confiscate
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arbitrate
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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
-adjudge; adjudicate |
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archaic
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old-fashioned; ancient; bygone; dowdy; outmoded; superannuated; passe
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ardor
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intense feeling
-fervor |
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articulate
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able to speak clearly & expressively
-lucid |
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artless
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natural; guileless
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attenuate
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weaken; debilitate; enervate; sap; enfeeble; rarefy; unnerve
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assuage
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to make less severe
-propitiate; appease; mollify; placate |
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial
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austere
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severe or stern in appearance; unadorned
-bleak; dour; hard; grim |
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audacious
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fearless and daring
-doughty; gallant; stout; dauntless; valiant; plucky |
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aver
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to affirm; declare to be true
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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to reject;abandon formally
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abscission
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the acting of cutting; the natural separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size
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accrue
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
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something added, joined, or attached
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affected
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pretentious; phony
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affinity
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fondness; liking; similarity
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alchemy
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medival chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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allay
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to lessen; ease; soothe
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alloy
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a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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allure
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the power to entice by charm
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ambrosia
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something delicious
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amenable
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agreeable; cooperative; suited
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amenity
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something that increases comfort
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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analgesic
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medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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anodyne
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n. something that calms or soothes pain
adj. relaxing; capable of soothing pain |
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anomalous
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irregular; deviating from the norm
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antecedent
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something comes before
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antediluvian
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prehistoric
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apex
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the highest point
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apogee
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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point; climax
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apothegm
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a terse, witty saying; aphorism
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appease
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to calm; pacify; placate
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appellation
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name
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apposite
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strikingly appropriate or relevant
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apropos
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relevant
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arabesque
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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
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archeology
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the study of material evidence of past human life
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arduous
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extremely difficult; laborious
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argot
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a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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arrest
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to stop; to seize
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artifact
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item made by humancraft
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asperity
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severity; harshness; irritability
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aspersion
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slander; false rumor
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assiduous
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diligent; hard-working
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter
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atavism
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the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; return of a trait after a period of absence ; individual or a part that exhibits atavism
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autonomous
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self-governing; independent
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avarice
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greed
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avocation
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secondary occupation
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avuncular
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like an uncle, benevolent, and tolerant
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axiomatic
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taken for granted; self-evident; obivous
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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abut
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to touch, to be in contact with
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