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33 Cards in this Set
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antecedent
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one who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
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noun
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antechamber
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a waiting room for those who seek audience.
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noun
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antedate
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to assign or affix a dare to earlier than the actual one.
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verb
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antediluvian
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or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great fllos in the days of Noah.
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adjective
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antemeridian
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before noon.
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adjective
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antemundane
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pertaining to time before the world's creation.
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adjective
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antenatal
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occuring or existing before birth.
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adjective
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anterior
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prior
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adjective
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anteroom
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a room situated before and opening into another, usually larger room.
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noun
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anthology
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a collection of extracts from writings of various authors.
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noun
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anthracite
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hard coal.
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noun
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anthropology
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the science of man in general.
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noun
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anthropomorphous
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having or resembling human form.
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noun
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antic
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a grotesque, lidicrous, or fantastic action.
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noun
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Antichrist
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any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
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noun
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anticlimax
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a gradual or sudden decresed in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
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noun
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anticyclone
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an atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
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noun
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antidote
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anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like
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noun
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antilogy
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inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
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noun
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antipathize
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to show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
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verb
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antiphon
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a response or alteration of responses, genrally musical.
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noun
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antiphony
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an anthem or other composition sung responsively.
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noun
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antipodes
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a place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
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noun
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antiquary
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one who collects and examines old things, as coinc, books, medals, weapons, etc.
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noun
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antiquary
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to make old or out of date.
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verb
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antique
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pertaining to ancient times.
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adjective
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antiseptic
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anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive microorganisms.
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noun
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antislavery
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opposed to human slavery.
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adjective
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antispasmodic
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tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
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adjective
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antistrophe
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the inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
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noun
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antitoxin
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a substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
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noun
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antonym
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a word directly opposed to another in meaning.
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noun
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anxious
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distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
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adjective
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