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Abatement

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Decrease

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Abase

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To Disgrace

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Aberration

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Something Abnormal

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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension

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Abhor

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To Hate

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Abject

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Miserable

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Abjure

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To Reject

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Ablution

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Act of Cleansing

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Abnegate

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To reduce to nothing

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Abolitionist

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One who opposes slavery

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Abortive

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Interrupted

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Abrogate

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To break a contract

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Abstemious

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Not drinking alcohol

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Abstract

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Containing only essential facts

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Accede

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To agree to

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Baleful

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Harmful

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Balk

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Hesitate

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Bane

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Something causing death

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Banter

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Talk

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Bastion

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Fortress

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Bay

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To Bark

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Becalm

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To make calm

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Becloud

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To confuse

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Beguile

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Mislead

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Behemoth

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Huge creature

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Belabor

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To insist repeatedly

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Beleaguer

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To annoy

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Belfry

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Bell tower

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Belie

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To expose as false

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Belittle

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To Dis

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Bellicose

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Warlike

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Belligerent

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Tending to fight

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Bemuse

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To confuse

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Benevolent

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Generous

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Beneficent

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Doug good deeds

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Benighted

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Ignorant

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Benign

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Gentle

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Bequeath

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To leave something behind through a will

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Accost

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To approach and speak to someone

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Accretion

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Increase in amount

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Accrue

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To accumulate

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Acerbic

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Sharp in taste

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Acme

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Highest point

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Acquiesce

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To agree

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Acrid

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Harsh

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Acrimony

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Bitterness

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Acumen

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Insight

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Acute

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Sharp

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Adage

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Old saying

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Adamant

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Stubborn

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Beseech

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To beg

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Bestial

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Beastly

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Bestow

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To give as a gift

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Betoken

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Stand for; to represent

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Bevy

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Group

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Bias

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Prejudice

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Bilateral

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Two-sided

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Bilk

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To cheat

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Billet

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Lodging for troops

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Bisect

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To cut into two parts

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Cacophonous

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Unpleasantly noisy

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Cadence

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Rhythm

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Cajole

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To manipulate by flattery

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Calamitous

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Disastrous

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Callous

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Insensitive

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Callow

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Immature

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Calumny

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Dis / slander

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Candor

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Honesty

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Canny

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Smart

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Canonize

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To declare a person a saint

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Canvass

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To examine thoroughly

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Capacious

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Large

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Capricious

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Acting on impulse

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Caricature

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Cartoon

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Carnal

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Of the flesh

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Carp

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To complain constantly

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Cartography

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Science of making maps

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Cast (v)

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To throw

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Cast (n)

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Copy

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Castigate

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To critisize

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Categorical

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Absolute

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Cartharsis

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Purification

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Catholic

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Universal

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Caucus

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Smaller group within an organization

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Caulk

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To make watertight

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Causality

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Cause-and-effect relationship

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Caustic

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Sarcastic

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Cavalier

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Happy

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Cavort

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To jump around playfully

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Cede

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To surrender possession of something

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Censorious

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Severe dissing

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Certitude

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Certainty

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Cessation

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Halt

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Cession

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Act of surrendering something

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment

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Chalice

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Goblet

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Charlatan

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Fake

SAT Vocab Root (3 decks)

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