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97 Cards in this Set
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abase (v)
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lower, degrade, humiliate
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abash (v)
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embarass
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abject (adj)
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wretched, lacking pride
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abrasive (adj) abrade (v)
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rubbing away, tending to grind down
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscission
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cutting off, separation
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absolve (v)
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to pardon (an offense)
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accede
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agree
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accountre (v)
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to equip
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acetic
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vinegary
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acme
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peak, pinnacle, highest point
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acrid
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sharp, bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words and manner
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating, pertaining to insurance calculations
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actuate
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to motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness
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adage
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wise saying, proverb
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adulation
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flattery and admiration
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advent
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arrival
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advert (v)
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to refer to
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aegis
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shield, defense
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
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affinity
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kinship
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affront (n)
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insult, offense
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agglomeration
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collection, heap
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aghast
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horrified, dumbfounded
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alcove (n)
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nook, recess
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
Digestive track is an alimentary part of the body |
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allay (v)
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to calm, pacify
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allusion
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indirect reference
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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aloft
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upward
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amiss (adj)
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wrong, faulty
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amok, amuck (adv)
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in a state of rage
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory, auxilliary
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angular
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sharp-cornered, stiff in manner
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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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history; records
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anneal
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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anodyne (n)
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anthology
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book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anticlimax
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let down in thought or emotion
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anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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ape (v)
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to imitate or mimic
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aperture
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opening, hole
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apex
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tip, summit and climax
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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aplomb (n)
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poise, assurance
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apocryphal
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untrue, made up
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apogee (n)
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highest point
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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apposite (adj)
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appropriate, fitting
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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apropos (prep)
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with reference to; regarding
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aquiline (adj)
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curved, hooked
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious
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arboretum
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place where different varieties of trees are studied
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arcane
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secret, mysterious, known only to initiated
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archipelago
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group of closely ocated islands
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arraign (v)
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charge in court, indict
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array (v)
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marshal, draw up in order
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array (n)
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to clothe, adorn
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arrears (n)
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being in debt
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arroyo (n)
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gully
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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asinine
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stupid
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askance (adv)
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with a sideways or indirect look
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askew (adv)
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crookedly, slanted, at an angle
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assail (v)
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to assult
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assay (v)
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to analyze, evaluate
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assent (v)
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agree, accept
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astigmatism
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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astral (adj)
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relating to the stars
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asunder (adv)
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into parts, apart
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
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atrophy
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wasting away
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attest (v)
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testify, bear witness
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augment
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icrease, add to
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aureole (n)
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sun's corona; halo
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auroral (adj)
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pertaining to aurora borealis
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automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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averse (adj)
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reluctant, disinclined
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awl (n)
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pointed tool used for piercing
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