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30 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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grow less and less
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Abhors
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detests
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Accrues
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adds on
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Acrimonious
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bitter
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Adage
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wise old saying
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Aesthetic
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matters of taste and culture
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Agnostic
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not knowing whether or not there is a God
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Ambuscade
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ambush
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Amicable
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friendly
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Ancillary
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supplementary, and unessential extra feature
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Androgynous
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having both male and female qualities
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Annulled
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to call off and act like it never happened
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Anomalous
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event or fact that doesn't fit the pattern
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Ante Up
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place an opening bet
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Anthropomorphism
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giving a non-human object human qualities
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Aplomb
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calm and controlled
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Apocalyptic
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having to do with the end of the world
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Appellate
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from and appeals court
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Appendage
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extra body part you don't really need
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Apres
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after
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Arbitrary
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without giving a reason
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Ardent
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full of passion
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Arete
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sharp mountain ridge formed by a glacier
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Assimilate
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fit into a culture
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Attrition
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eliminating people one by one
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Audacity
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nerve,guts
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Austral
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from the south
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Avian
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related to birds
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Axioms
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statements taken as true without proof
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Baroque
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period of art and music, 1650-1750, characterized by beautiful pattern and detail
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