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119 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
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abash
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embarrass
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abate
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subside or moderate
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abbreviate
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shorten
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abdicate
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renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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deviation from the 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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abhor
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detest; hate
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abject
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(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
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abolish
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cancel; put an end to
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abominate
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loathe; hate
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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condense or shorten
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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cutting off; separation
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
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absolve
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pardon (an offense), exculpate
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abstain
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refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abusive
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coarsely insulting; physically harmful
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottomless
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abyss
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
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academic
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related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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accede
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agree
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to approach; obtainable
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accessory
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additional object; useful but not essential thing
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acclaim
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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
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acclimate
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adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
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accolade
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award of merit; strong praise and approval
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip; N. accoutrement
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accretion
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growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
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accrue
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come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
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acetic
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vinegary
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acidulous
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slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
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acknowledge
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recognize; admit
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acme
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peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acoustics
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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
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acrid
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bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuary
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someone who advises insurance companies
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actuate
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motivate; activate; cause to act
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acuity
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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
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acumen
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mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
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acute
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(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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proverb
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adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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adapt
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make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
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addendum
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addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
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addiction
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compulsive habitual need
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addle
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make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
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address
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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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adept
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expert at; very skilled
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adhere
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stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjacent
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adjoining; neighboring; close by
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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; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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admonish
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warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
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adorn
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decorate
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adroit
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skillful (in using mind or hand)
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adulation
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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
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adulterate
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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual; happening by chance
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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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 (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
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aegis
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shield; protection; defense
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aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)
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nest of a large bird of prey
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
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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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affidavit
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written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
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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; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
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affliction
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state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
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agape
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openmouthed
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agenda
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items of business at a meeting
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agglomeration
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collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
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aggrandize
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make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
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aggregate
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sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
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aghast
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filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
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agility
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nimbleness; ability to move quickly
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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 or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
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