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50 Cards in this Set
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analogous
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comparable
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analogy
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similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancestry
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family descent
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anchor
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
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ancillary
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erving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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anecdote
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short story of an amusing or interesting event
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anemia
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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anguish
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severe suffering
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angular
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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animated
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lively
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animosity
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strong dislike
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
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annals
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records arranged in yearly parts; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
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annex
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attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force)
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annihilate
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destroy
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annotate
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comment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annul
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put an end to
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate
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anoint
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consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymous
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having no name
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antagonism
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hostility; active opposition
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antagonist
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person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in opposition to the protagonist
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antecede
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precede
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antecedents
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preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; ancient
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anthem
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song of praise or patriotism
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anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anticlimax
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sudden fall
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antidote
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medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike or opposition
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antiquated
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obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
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antique
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made in an earlier period and usually valuable
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antiquity
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quality of being very old; ancient times
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection in a wound
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antithetical
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direct opposing
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antler
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bony growth on the head of a deer
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anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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apathetic
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indifference
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters
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