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30 Cards in this Set
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antediluvian
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ancient
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apartheid
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brutal racial discrimination
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anoint
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put oil on (religious)- declaring sacred
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anodyne
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type of opiate- causes insensitivity to pain
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ancillary
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auxiliary, accessory, aid
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anathema
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solemn curse, someone that is a curse ( the babe)
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antithetical
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directly opposing
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annals
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records arranged by year
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annuity
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paid every year (allowance)
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animadiversion
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critical remark
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anneal
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reduce bitterness and improve toughness through heating and letting cool slowly
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anvil
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used for hammering out metals
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annotate
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comment, make explanatory notes
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knave
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untrustworthy person
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clapper
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ringer of a bell
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nostrum
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questionable medicine
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pharisee
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hypocritical self righteous person; member of ancient jewish sect
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germinal
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pertaining to a germ
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wistful
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sadly thoughtful
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slake
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satisfy thirst
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peregrination
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journey, the suffix nate ( to wander from place to place)
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knoll
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little round hill
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harry
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harass or annoy
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felicitous
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suitably expressed, apt, well spoken
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glut
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overstock
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rife
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widespread something bad
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ineluctable
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irresistible, inescapable
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wax
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to grow
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artless
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candid, genuine, lacking deciet
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parsimonious
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stingy frugal
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