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51 Cards in this Set
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Amentia
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mental deficiency
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Amicable
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friendly
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Amnesty
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pardon for a large group
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Amoral
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non-moral, with no sense of sin
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Ampersand
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the symbol for and, &
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Amplify
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to enlarge, expand
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Amulet
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a charm worn to protect against evil
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Anachronism
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something out of its proper time.
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Anadromous
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going up river to spawn
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Analects
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fragments forming a literary collection
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Analgesia
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insensibility to pain while retaining consciousness.
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Analogy
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a similarity. partial likeness.
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Anarchy
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absence of government and law.
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Anathema
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a solemn curse
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Anchorite
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hermit devoted to religious meditation
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Aneroid
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using no fluid
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Aneurism
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permanent swelling of artery
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Animadversion
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adverse criticism. blame.
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Animalcule
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microscopic animal.
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Animosity
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ill will, resentment
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Annals
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chronological records
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Annotate
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provide explanatory notes
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Annuity
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an amount of money payable yearly.
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Annul
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to wipe out. make void.
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Anodyne
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pain reliever.
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Anomalous
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out of place, inappropriate to the surroundings
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Anonymouse
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bearing no name, unsigned
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Anserine
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pertaining to a goose
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Antecedent
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something preceding
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Antediluvian
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ery old (ht. before the Flood).
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Antepenultimate
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third from the end
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Anterior
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before in time, prior, toward the front.
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Anthology
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a collection of literary selections.
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Anthropoid
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resembling man
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Anthropoogy
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the science of man
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Antipathetic
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opposite in disposition
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Antipathy
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dislike
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Antithesis
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direct opposite
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Apartheid
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South African polocy of racial segregation
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Apathetic
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without feeling, indifferent
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Aperture
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opening.
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Apex
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summit, peak
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Aphorism
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a witty maxim
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apiary
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a place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
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self-assurance, poise
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Apocalypse
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revelation
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Apocryphal
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of doubtful authority
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Apogee
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highest point in an orbit
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Apostasy
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a forsaking of beliefs
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Apothegm
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a practical maxim
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Apotheosis
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the making of a human being into a god.
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