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50 Cards in this Set
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alleviate
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make (pain) easier to bear
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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assign; set apart for a particular purpose
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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entice; attract; tempt
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc.
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alms
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money or goods given to the poor
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aloft
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upward; high up in the air
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aloof
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reserved, indifferent
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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amalgam
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combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
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amalgamate
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mix, combine, unite societies
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amass
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collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
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Amazon
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female warrior
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ambidextrous
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able to use the left hand or the right equally well
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere
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ambiguous
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doubtful, uncertain
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ambivalent
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having both of two contrary meanings
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amble
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walking at an easy unhurried pace
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ambush
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act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position
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ameliorate
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improve, make better
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amenable
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readily managed; willing to be led
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amend
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correct; change ; generally for the better
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amendment
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improving
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amenities
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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable
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amicable
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friendly
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amiss
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wrong; faulty
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amity
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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amnesty
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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
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amok (amuck)
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in a state of rage
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amoral
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nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
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amorous
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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amortize
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end (a debt) by setting aside money
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amphibian
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able to live both on land in water
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amphitheater
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oval building with tiers of seats
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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make large or fuller, increase the strength
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amputate
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cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
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amuck
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in a state of rage
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amulet
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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
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anachronism
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an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time
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analgesia
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condition of being unable to feel pain
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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