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66 Cards in this Set
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Adulation
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Flattery, Admiration
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Adulterate
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Make impure by adding inferiour or tainted substances
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Advent
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Arrival
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Adventitious
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Accidental, Casual
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Adversary
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Opponent
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Adverse
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Unfavorable, Hostile
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Adversity
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Poverty, Misfortune
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Advocacy
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Support
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Advocate
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Urge, Plead for
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Aerie
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Nest of a large bird of prey
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Aesthetic
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Artistic
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Affable
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Easily Approachable, Friendly
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Affected
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Artificial, Pretended
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Affidavit
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Written Statement made under oath
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Affiliation
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Joining, Association with
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Affinity
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Kinship
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Affirmation
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Positive Assertion, Confirmation
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Affix
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Fasten, attach, add on
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Affliction
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State of distress, cause of suffering
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Affluence
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Abundance, Wealth
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Affront
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Insult, Offense, Intentional Act
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Aftermath
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Consequence
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Agenda
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Item of Business
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Agent
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Means or instrument
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Agglomeration
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Collection, Heap
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Aggrandize
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Increase or intensify
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Aggregrate
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Gather, accumulate
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Aggressor
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Attacker
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Aghast
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Horrified
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Agility
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Nimbleness
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Agitate
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Stir Up, Disturb
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Agnostic
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One who is skeptical of the existence of God
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Agrarian
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Pertaining to land or cultivation
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Alacrity
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Cheerful Promptness
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Alchemy
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Medieval Chemistry
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Alcove
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Nook, Recessed Area of a room
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Alias
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An Asssumed Name
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Alienate
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Make Hostile, Seperate
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Alimentary
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Supplying Nourishment
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Alimony
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Payment by a husband to his divorced wife
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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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Allegiance
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Loyalty
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Allegory
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Story in which Characters are used as symbols
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Alleviate
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Relieve
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Alliteration
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Repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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Allocate
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Assign
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Alloy
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A mixture of metals, mix, make less pure
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Allude
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Refer indirectly
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Allure
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Entice, Attract
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Allusion
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Indirect Refence
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Aloft
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Upward
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Aloof
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Shy, Reserved
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Altercation
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Noisy Quarrel, Heated Dispute
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly Generous
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Amalgamate
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Combine, Unite in one body
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Amass
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Collect
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Ambidextrous
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Capable of using either hand with ease
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Anbience
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Environment
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Ambiguous
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Unclear
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Ambivalence
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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Amble
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mOVING AT EASY PACE
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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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Readily Managed, Willing to be led
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Amend
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Correct, Change
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