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15 Cards in this Set
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adage
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n. a familiar saying or commonly observed truth
Syn.-maxim adj.-proverbial |
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adjourn
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v. to formally end a meeting
Syn.- defer Ant.- convoke n. adjournment |
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adjudicate
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v. to pass formal judgment
Syn.-arbitrate |
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ad-lib
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v. to speak without prior preparation.
syn. extemporize n. ad-libber adj. extemporaneous |
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admonish
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v. to mildly disapprove
syn.-reprove ant.-approve n. admonition |
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adorn
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v. to add beauty to
syn.-embellish n.-adornment |
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adulation
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n. excessive praise or flattery.
syn.-exaltation ant.-depreciation adj. adulatory |
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advent
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n. arrival
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adverse
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adj. hostile
syn.-antagonistic ant.-amicable n. adversity |
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advert
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v. to refer to
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advocate
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v. to give active support to a cause
syn.-espouse n. advocacy |
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aesthetic
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adj. characterized by beauty
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affable
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adj. amiable, pleasant
syn.-genial ant.-insolent n.- affability |
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affectation
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n. an assumed or artificial air
syn.-pose adj. affected |
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affliction
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n. misfortune
syn.-anguish v. afflict |
