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14 Cards in this Set
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adulation
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flattery, admiration
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advent
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arrival (kind of like start)
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adventitious
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(sp) - accidental, casual but lucky
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advert
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refer to
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aegis
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shield, defense - can be used metaphorically: Under the aegis of the Bill of Rights...
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affinity
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kinship, not just natural ability
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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 - not mentally keen
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allay
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calm, pacify
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alimentary
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supplying nourishmen
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alloy
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mix, make less pure, adulterate, lessen or moderate. My joy was alloyed by the bad news.
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water; (not flood)
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ambulatory
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able to walk, not bedridden
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amenable
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readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally. He is amenable for the crime.
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