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30 Cards in this Set
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acrid
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bitter, harsh (relates sometimes to taste and smell)
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acrimonious
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bitter, harsh
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acuity
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sharpness of perception
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advent
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a coming or arrival
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affable
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friendly, amiable
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allusion
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implied or indirect reference; hinting at
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ameliorate
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to make better, to relieve, to improve
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amenable
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open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, malleable
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amiable
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friendly, sociable, civil
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analogous
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alike or similar in certain respects that permits one to draw an analogy
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anathema
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a vigorous denunciation; one who is intensely disliked
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antipathy
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a dislike or distaste
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antiquity
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the quality of being ancient
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apathy
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a lack of concern or feeling, indifference
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aperture
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a hole or an opening
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apprehend
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to seize, arrest, take into custody; to understand; become aware of
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apprise
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to inform or to give notice
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approbation
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official approval, praise
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ardent
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expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
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ascendancy
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domination; growing power
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asperity
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sharpness (as in temper); harshness
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assiduous
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marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application
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assuage
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to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
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audacity
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excessive boldness, rashness, daring
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augment
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to make greater or to supplement
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austere
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strict, tern; ascetic
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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aversion
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strong disliking
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balm
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a soothing substance or one that gives relief
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barb
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a critical or caustic remark
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