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21 Cards in this Set
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bolster
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verb; to provide support or reinforcement
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axiom/axiomatic
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noun/adjective; a universally recognized principle; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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aesthetic
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adjective; dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
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alchemy
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noun; a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, expecially base metals into gold
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amenable
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adjective; agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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amalgamate
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verb; to combine several elements into a whole
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alacrity
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noun; eager and enthusiastic willingness
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aver
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verb; to state as a fact; to confirm or support
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avarice
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noun; greed, expecially for wealth
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arduous
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adjective; strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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anachronism
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noun; something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context
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ameliorate
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verb; to make better or more tolerable
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anomaly
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noun; deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
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aggrandize
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verb; to increase in intensity, power, or prestige
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archaic
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adjective; outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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audacious
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adjective; daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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approbation
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noun; an expression of approval or praise
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austere
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adjective; without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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astringent
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adjective; having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
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ascetic
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noun; one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
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assuage
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verb; to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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