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48 Cards in this Set
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assuage
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make smth (pain, desire) less
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assumption
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smth supposed but not proved
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assurance
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firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence
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asterisk
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the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
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asteroid
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small planet
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astigmatism
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eye defect which prevents proper focus
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astral
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relating to the stars
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astringent
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substance that shrinks
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astute
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clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage
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astronomical
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enormously large or extensive
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asunder
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into parts; apart
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
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asymmetric
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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atheistic
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denying the existence of God
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athwart
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across; in opposition
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atone
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make amends for; pay for
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atonement
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repayment; death of Jesus
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atrocity
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brutal deed
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atrophy
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wasting away
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attentive
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alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful
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attenuate
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make thin. weaken, enervate
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attest
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testify; bear witness
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attire
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clothe
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attribute
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essential quality
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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attune
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bring into harmony
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atypical
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not normal
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audacious
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daring, foolishly bold, impudent
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audit
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examination of accounts of a business; official examination
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augment
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increase; add to
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augury
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omen, sign
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august
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majestic, venerable
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
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aurora
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pertaining to the aurora borealis
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auspice
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protection or support, patronage
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auspicious
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favorable, successful, prosperous
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austere
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severely moral and strict; simple and plain
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authenticate
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prove genuine
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authoritarian
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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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authoritative
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having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial
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autocratic
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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial
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automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself
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autonomous
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self-governing
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autopsy
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examination of a dead body; postmortem
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auxiliary
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helping, supporting
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avalanche
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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avant-garde
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group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods
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