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21 Cards in this Set
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adulation
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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
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adulterate
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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
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advent
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arrival
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adventitious
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accidental; casual; happening by chance
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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adverse
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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
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n advert
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refer
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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advocate
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speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
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n aegis
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shield; protection; defense
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n aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)
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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 (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
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affable
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easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
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affected
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artificial; pretended
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
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affiliation
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joining; associating with
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affinity
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feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
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affirmation
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
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affliction
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state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
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affluence
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abundance; wealth
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