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131 Cards in this Set
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abase
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v. lower; humiliate
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abash
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v. embarrass
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abate
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v. subside; decrease, lessen
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abbreviate
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v. shorten
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abdicate
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v. renounce; give up
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abduction
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n. kidnapping
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aberrant
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n. abnormal or deviant
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abet
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v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abhor
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v. detest; hate
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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v. cancel; put an end to
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abominable
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adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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aboriginal
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adj. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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abortive
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adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrade
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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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abrasive
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adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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v. condense or shorten
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abrogate
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adj. abolish
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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adj. complete; totally limited; certain
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absolve
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v. pardon (an offense)
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absorb
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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage
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abstain
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v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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n. restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abundant
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adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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abusive
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adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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adj. bottomless
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abyss
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n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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adj. related to scholl; not pratical or directly useful
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accede
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v. agree
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accelerate
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v. move faster
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accentuate
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v. emphasize; stress
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accessible
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adj. easy to approach; attainable
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accessory
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n. additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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v. applaud; announce with great approval
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acclimate
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v. adjust to climate
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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accommodate
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v. oblige to help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
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accomplice
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n. partner in crime
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accord
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n. agreement
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accost
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v. approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accretion
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n. growth; increase
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accrue
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v. come about by addition
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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aciduous
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adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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v. recognize; admit
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acme
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n. top; pinnacle
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acoustics
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n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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v. assent; agree without protesting
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acquire
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v. obtain; get
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acquittal
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n. deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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adj. bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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n. fear of heights
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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v. motivate
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acuity
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n. sharpness
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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acute
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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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adj. hard; inflexible
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adapt
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v. alter; modify
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addendum
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n. an addition or supplement
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addiction
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n. compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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address
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v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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adj. expert at
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adhere
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v. stick fast
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adherent
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n. supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adj. adjoining; neighboring; close by
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adjunct
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n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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admonition
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n. warning
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adorn
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v. decorate
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulation
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n. flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n. arrival
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual
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adversary
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n. opponent
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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advocacy
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n. support; active pleading on something's behalf
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advocate
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v. urge; plead for
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aerie
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n. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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aesthetic
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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affable
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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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n. written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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n. joining; associating with
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affinity
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n. kinship
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affirmation
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n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix
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v. fasten; attach; add on
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affliction
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n. state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence
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n. abundance; wealth
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affront
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n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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aftermath
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n. consequences; outcome; upshot
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agenda
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n. items of business at a meeting
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agent
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n. means or instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity
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agglomeration
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n. collection; heap
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aggrandize
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v. increase or intensify
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aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate
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aggressor
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n. attacker
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aghast
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adj. horrified
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agility
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n. nimbleness
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agitate
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v. stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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n. one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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agrarian
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adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promptness
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alchemy
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n. medieval chemistry
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alcove
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n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
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alias
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n. an assumed name
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alienate
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v. make hostile; separate
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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alimony
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n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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v. calm; pacify
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allege
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v. state without proof
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allegiance
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n. loyalty
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allegory
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n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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alleviate
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v. relieve
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