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40 Cards in this Set
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abacus
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a Chinese device used to perform arithmetic equations by moving beads along rods
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abase
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to degrade; to humiliate
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abash
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to make ashamed or uneasy
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abate
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to reduce
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abbess
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a woman, commonly called Mother Superior in charge of a convent of nuns
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abbreviate
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to reduce to a shorter form
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abdicate
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to step down from a powerful position
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abduct
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to carry off a person, usually by force; to kidnap
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aberrant
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straying from the correct or normal way
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abet
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to help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing
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abeyance
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a state of not being presently used; temporary suspension or cessation
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abhor
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to hate deeply; detest
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abide
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to remain; continue; stay; endure
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abut
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border upon; to adjoin
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abject
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extremely sad; hopeless; defeated
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abjure
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to repudiate or renouce; to give up
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ablution
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a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religion ritual; the liquid used in such an act
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abnegate
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to deny oneself; to reject
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abominate
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to hate or loathe intensley
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aboriginal
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native to an area
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to exist in large numbers; to be full; teem
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abridge
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to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail
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abrogate
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to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority; to do away with; to end formally
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abscond
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take flight, escape, to leave quickly and secretly
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absolute
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total; complete
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absolve
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to make free of blame, obligation, or sin
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abstain
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to refrain from; denying oneself any action or practice
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abstract
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difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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absurd
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ridiculously unreasonable, laughable
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abysmal
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bottomless; hopeless
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abyss
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bottomless pit; a profound depth or void
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accede
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to yield; give in to a request
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accentuate
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to emphasize; to amke more noticeable; to accent
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access
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authorization or capacity to enter, look at, or use something
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acclaim
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to give public approval and praise; to approve enthusiastically
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acclimate
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to become suitable to a certain situtation or use; adapt
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accolade
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an award, an honor; approval, praise
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accommodate
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to provide for; help; adapt; oblige
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