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33 Cards in this Set
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amiable
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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendlly
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amicable
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politely friendly; not quarrelsome
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amity
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friendship
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amnesty
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pardon
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amphibian
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able to live on land and water
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amok (amuck)
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in a state of rage
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*anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
shakespeare's reference to clocks in julius caesar is an anachronism; no clocks existed in caesar's time. |
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anathema
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or acessory; auxiliary
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent
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annals
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records; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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annex
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attach; take possession of
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annotate
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comment; make explanatory notes
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annotate
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coment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anoint
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consecrate
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antecedents
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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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antic
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adj. extravagently odd
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*antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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ape
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imitate or mimic
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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where bees are kept
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aplomb
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poise; assurance
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apocalyptic
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prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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apocryphal
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spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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apogee
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highest point
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a casue or institution
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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