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60 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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To lower; degrade
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Abdicate
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To give up; relinquish
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Abed
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In/on a bed
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Aberration
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Deviation
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Abet
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Encourage
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Abeyance
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A state of temporary inactivity
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Abidance
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Toleration; compliance
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Abject
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Sunk to a low condition
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Abjure
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Repudiate; renounce; deny
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Ablution
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Cleansing
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Abnegate
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Renounce; deny oneself of a commodity
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Aboriginal
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Primitive
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Aboveboard
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Honest; without trickery
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Abrade
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To wear away a surface by friction
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Abrasion
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That which is rubbed off
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Abridge
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To shorten while keeping necessities
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Abrogate
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To abolish, repeal
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Abscess
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Pus in the body
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Abscond
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To depart secretly, as to escape
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Absolution
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Forgiveness
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Abstemious
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Characterized by abstinence
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Abstruse
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Difficult; complicated
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Abut
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To touch at a boundary line
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Accede
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To agree
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Accession
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Induction (into a position)
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Acclaim
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To shout out
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Accost
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To speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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Accouter
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To outfit
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Acerbity
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Sourness, bitterness
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Achillean
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Invulnerable
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Achromatic
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Colorless
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Acquiesce
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To comply
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Acquit
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To free or clear (from accusation)
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Acreage
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A quantity of land
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Acrid
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Repungent or bitter
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Acrimony/Acrimonious
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Bitterness/bitter
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Acumen
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Keenness of intellect
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Adamant
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Hard; impenetrable
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Addendum
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Something added/to be added
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Addle
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To make worthless or inefficient
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Adduce
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To bring forward for consideration
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Adjudge
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To bestow or award
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Adjunct
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Something attached to something else in a subordinate position
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Adjuration
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Vehement appeal
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Adjutant
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Auxiliary (giving assistance or support)
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Admonish/admonition
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Reprove gently/gentle reproval
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Ado
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Unnecessary activity
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Adulterate
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Make impure
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Adumbrate
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To represent beforehand in outline
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Adverse
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Opposing
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Adversity
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Misfortune; calamitous event
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Advert
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Turn attention to (used with "to") or refer incidentally, ALSO, an advertisement
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Advisory
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Not mandatory
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Advocacy/advocate
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The act of pleading a cause/one who pleads the cause of another
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Affable
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Easy to approach
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Affectation
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An artificial display or deliberate pretense
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Affix
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To fasten
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Affluence
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A profuse or abundant supply (of wealth)
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Affront
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An open insult or indignity
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