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146 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower
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abash
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embarass
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abate
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subside or moderate
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abdicate
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renounce; give up (position right or responsiblity)
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abberation
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deviation from normal; mental disorder
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abet
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assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abject
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wretched; very humble;lack of self esteem
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abjure
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remounce upon oath
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abnegation
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renunciation; self sacrifice
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abominate
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loathe;hate
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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cutting off;seperation
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abscission
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cutting off;seperation
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abstruse
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obscure;profound;diificult to understand
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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acclaim
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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval
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accolade
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award of merit;strong praise or approval
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accomodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony;adapt; make enough space for
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accoutre
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equip
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acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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acrid
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bitter; sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner
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acrimony
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bitter ill-tempered animosity
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actuate
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motivate;activate; cause to act
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjourn
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suspend till a later time
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adjunct
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something attached to but holding an inferior position
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjure
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to entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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adulation
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flattery;admiration that is more than neccessary
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adventitious
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accidental;causal;happening by chance
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advert
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refer
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advocacy
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support;active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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advocate
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speak in favor of; support; urge;plead for
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affable
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easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
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affected
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artificial;pretended
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affiliation
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joining ;associating with
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affinity
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feeling of kinship; similarity
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affliction
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state fo distress;trial;cause of distress or suffering
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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aggregate
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sum;total; gather into a mass or whole;add up
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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allay
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calm;pacify
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allege
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state without proof
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols;fable
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allocate
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assign;set aside for a particular purpose
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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amalgam
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combination of different things;mixture of metals (containing mercury)
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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ambrosia
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s nectar drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by
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amenities
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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
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amicable
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peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome
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amity
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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
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amorphous
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formless; lacking shape or definition
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amok(amuck)
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in a state of rage
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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analgesia
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condition of being unable to feel pain
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; n
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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anguish
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anguish acute pain; extreme suffering
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angular
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angular sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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animadversion critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
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animosity
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active enmity
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropomorphic
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having human form or characteristics
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike or opposition
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antiquity
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quality of being very old; ancient times
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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apiculture
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bee-keeping
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aplomb
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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
s poise good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position |
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
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apocryphal
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(of a story) widely believed but untrue
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apogee
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highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
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apoplexy
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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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apothegm(apophthegm)
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pithy, compact saying
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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appellation
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name; title
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical
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arcane
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esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual
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archetype
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prototype; primitive pattern
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ardor
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heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
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argot
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slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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articulate
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effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; position of controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere
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ascribe
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refer; attribute; assign
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askance
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with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct)
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asperity
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sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather)
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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assay
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analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
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assimilate
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absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
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assuage
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mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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assurance
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firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence
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astringent
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binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
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atrocity
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brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious
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attentive
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alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful
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attribute
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essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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augury
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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
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august
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impressive; majestic
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auspicious
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favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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autocratic
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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy
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auxiliary
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offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant
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aver
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state confidently; declare as true
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averse
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reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed;
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avid
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greedy; extremely eager for
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avuncular
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of or like an uncle
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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