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27 Cards in this Set
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Allocate |
To give something for a special purpose. Assign |
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Allure |
To tempt by the expectation of getting something Attractiveness |
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Allusion |
Indirect reference |
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Allay |
Unite. Combine. |
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Aloft |
High up in the air |
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Aloof |
Not friendly or open to other people |
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Altruism |
Concerned about the welfare of others rather than his own |
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Amalgamate |
To join together to form a single organization |
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Amalgamation |
Mixing |
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Amateurish |
Done without skill or experience |
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Ambiguity |
Precence of more than one meaning. Vagueness |
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Ambivalence |
Mixed feelings |
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Ambivalent |
Having mixed feelings |
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Ameliorate |
To make a situation better or less difficult |
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Amenable |
Willing to be influenced ir controlled |
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Amiable |
Showing inspireing friendliness |
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Amicable |
Made or done ina friendly way, without arguement. |
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Amity |
Friendly relations between people and countries |
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Amorous |
Readliy showing or feeling sexual love. |
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Amorphous |
Havong no fixed form or shape |
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Amphibious |
Living or operating both on land and in water |
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Ample |
More than enough |
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Anachronism |
Mistake of placing something on the wrong historical period |
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Anachronistic |
Datong wrongly to a different historical period |
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Analgestic |
Substance that relieves pain |
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Anarchist |
A person that belives in lawlessness and disorder |
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Anatomical |
Concerned with the study of the structure of human or animal bodies |
