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50 Cards in this Set
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ape
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mitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
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aperture
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opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
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apex
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tip; summit; climax; highest point
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiarist
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person who keeps bees
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apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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apiculture
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bee-keeping
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster
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apocryphal
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not genuine; sham
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apogee
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highest point; the point farthest from the earth
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apolitical
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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apoplexy
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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
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apostate
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one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apothecary
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druggist; pharmacist
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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apotheosis
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deification, glorification to godliness
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appall
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dismay; shock deeply
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apparent
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evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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appease
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make quiet or calm
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appellation
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name; title
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append
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attach
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application
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diligent attention; diligence
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appraise
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estimate value of
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appreciate
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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apprehend
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arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive
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apprehensive
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grasping, understanding; fear, unhappy feeling about future
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apprise
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give notice to, inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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take for one's own use, acquire, set aside
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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apropos
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appropriate to the situation; apt
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apt
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well-suited, quick-witted
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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aquiline
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curved; hooked
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arabesque
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a complex, ornate design
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arabesque (adj)
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whimsical
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arable
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fit for plowing
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position to make influential judgments
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
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arbitrate
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decide by arbitration
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arboreal
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of connected with trees
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arboretum
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place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
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arcade
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a covered passageway usually lined with shops
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arcane
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esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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archaeology
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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