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71 Cards in this Set
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adulation
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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poverty; misfortune
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advert
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refer (to)
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of smth
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advocate
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urge; plead for
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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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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
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easily approachable
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affected
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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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affinity
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kinship
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation
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affix
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attach or add on; fasten
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affliction
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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affront
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrecpect
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agape
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openmouthed
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agenda
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items of business
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agglomeration
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collection; heap
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aggrandize
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increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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aggressor
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attacker
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aghast
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horrified; dumbfounded
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agility
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nimbleness
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agitate
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stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alchemy
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medieval chemistry
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alcove
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nook; recess
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alias
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an asumed name
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alienate
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make hostile; separate
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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alimony
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payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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calm; pacify
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allege
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state without proof
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allegiance
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loyalty
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allegory
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story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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alleviate
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relieve
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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assign
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alloy
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a mixture of metals
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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entice; attract
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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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aloof
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apart; reserved
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aloft
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upward
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altercation
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noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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amass
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collect
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amazon
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female warrior
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ambidextrous
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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environment; atmosphere
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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amble
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moving at an easy pace
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk; not bedridden
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
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amend
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correct; change, generally for the better
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