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50 Cards in this Set
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adjunct
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a subordinate; an assistant
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admonish
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to warn, to caution
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advocate
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to recommend; to speak in favor of
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affiliate
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an associate, partner
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affliction
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anything causing great suffering
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aghast
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feeling great dismay or horror
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alacrity
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liveliness, willingness, eagerness
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alienate
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to make others unfriendly toward you
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allude
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to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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aloof
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reserved, distant
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amalgamate
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to combine
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ambidextrous
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equally skilled with either hand
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anachronism
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something or someone out of its proper time
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animate
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to give life or motion to
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anthropormorphic
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attributing human characteristics or qualities
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antiquated
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no longer used or useful;very old
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aphorism
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a concise statement of a truth or principle
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aplomb
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self-conidence
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bandy
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to give and take quickly in conversation; to toss back and forth
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bane
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to cause of ruin, harm or distress, death
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beget
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to produce; to be the parent oft
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begrudge
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to resent another's success; to give with reluctance
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belated
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delayed
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beleaguer
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to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
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benediction
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a blessing
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beneficiary
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one who receives benefits
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berate
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to scold or rebuke severly and at length
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berserk
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in a state of ciolent or destructive rage
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bias
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a prejudice view (eother for or against) that inhibits impartial judgement
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bibliophile
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a lover for books
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bilk
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to cheat or swindle; to thwart or frustrate
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blatant
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offensively noisy; obvious,too conspicuous
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blight
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anything that destroys, prevents growth, or cause devaluation
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cache
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a hiding place; or things hidden, usually valuable
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cadaverous
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of or like a corpse;pale, gaunt, thin
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calumny
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a false and malicious accusation
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careen
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to lean sideways; to lurch from side to side while in motion
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal od one's features
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carnage
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a bloody and extensive murder
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carp
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to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way
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catalyst
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a person or thing or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result
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catholic
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universal;wide-ranging
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cavort
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to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp
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chafe
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to irritate as if by friction or rubbing
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charisma
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to possess a great appeal or attraction for others; personal magnetism
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chauvinist
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one who has a fanatical devotion to a country, sex, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex or other beliefs
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chicanery
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trickery; the use of clever but tricky talk to deceive or evade
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choleric
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easily angered
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dally
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to waste time;dwadle
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dastardly
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mean and cowardly
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