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45 Cards in this Set
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Astringent
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binding, causing contraction
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Astute
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wise, shrewd, keen
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Asunder
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into parts, apart
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Atavism
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resembalance to remote ancestors not to parents
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Atheist
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one who denies existence of god
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Atone
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make amends for, pay for
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atrophy
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wasting away
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ATTENUATE
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make weaker, lessen, thinner
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Attribute (N.)
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essential quality
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Attribute (V.)
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ascribe, explain
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Attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers
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AUDACIOUS
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daring, bold
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Augment
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add to or increase
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Augury
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omen, prohecy
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August
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impressive, majestic
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Aureole
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suns corona, halo
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Auspicious
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favoring success
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AUSTERE
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forbiddingly stern, severely simple and unornamented
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Autocratic
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having authority, like a dictator
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Automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions if humans
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Avarice
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greediness for wealth
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AVER
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assert something confidently or declare, state as a fact, used in law
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Averse
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reluctant, disinclined
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Aversion
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firm dislike
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Avid
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greedy, eager for
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Avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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Avow
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declare opening
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Avuncular
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like and uncle
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Awe
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solemn worker
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Awry
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crooked, distorted
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Axiom
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self evident truth requiring no proof
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Azure
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blue sky
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Bacchanalian
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drunken
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Badinage
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teasing conversation
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Bait
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harass, tease
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Baleful
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threatening, menacing, sinister, foreshadowing evil
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Balk
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Short stop
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Ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability
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Balmy
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mild, fragrant
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BANAL
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hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking orginality
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Bandy
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discuss lightly (glibly), exchane words (heatedly)
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Bane
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curse, cause to ruin
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Baneful
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destructive, causing ruin or death
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Bantering
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good-natured ridiculing
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