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25 Cards in this Set
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astringent
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ADJ. binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe
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asunder
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ADV. into parts; apart
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atavism
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N. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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attenuate
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V. make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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attrition
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N. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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augury
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N. omen; prophecy
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aureole
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N. sun's corona; HALO
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auroral
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ADJ. pertaining to the aurora borealis (irregular, luminous phenomena, as streamers, visible at night in a zone surrounding the north magnetic pole and produced in the ionosphere when atomic particles strike and excite atoms; northern lights)
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autocratic
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ADJ. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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autonomous
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ADJ. self-governing
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auxiliary
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ADJ. offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
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aver
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V. assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
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avocation
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N. secondary or minor occupation
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avow
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V. declare openly
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avuncular
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ADJ. like an uncle
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awl
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N. pointed tool used for piercing
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axiom
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N. self-evident truth requiring no proof
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bacchanalian
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ADJ. drunken
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badinage
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N. teasing conversation
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bait
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harass; TEASE
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balk
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V: stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
V: FOIL eg - foil their escape |
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baleful
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ADJ. threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil
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ballast
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N. heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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banal
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ADJ. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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bandy
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V. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
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