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50 Cards in this Set
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archaic
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antiquated
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archetype
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prototype; primitive pattern
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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archives
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public records; place where public records are kept
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ardently
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with full of ardor
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ardor
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enthusiasm
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arduous
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steep, difficult ascent; laborious
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argot
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jargon, slang
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aria
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operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
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arid
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(of land) dry; barren; unproductive
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aristocracy
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hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility
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armada
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fleet of warships
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aromatic
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fragrant
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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arrant
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in the highest degree
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array
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marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn
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arrears
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being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
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arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity
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arrogance
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proud, superior manner of behavior
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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arsenal
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storage place for military equipment
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artery
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blood-vessel
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artful
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exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning
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articulate
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speak distinctly, connect by joints
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artifacts
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object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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artisan
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a manually skilled worker
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascend
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go or come up
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ascendancy
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controlling influence; position of controlling influence
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ascent
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the act of ascending
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ascertain
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get to know
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial, austere, stark
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ascribe
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consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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aseptic
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surgically clean
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ashen
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ash-colored
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asinine
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stupid
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askance
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with a sideways or indirect look
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askew
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crookedly; slanted; at an angle
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asperity
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roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
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aspersion
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slander
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aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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aspire
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seek to attain (position or status); long for
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assail
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attack violently
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assay
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analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
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assent
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agree; accept
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assert
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state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action)
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asset
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valuable quality, smth that has money value
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assiduous
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diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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assimilate
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absorb; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly
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