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21 Cards in this Set
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allegiance
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loyalty
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n allegory
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story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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alleviate
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relieve (pain)
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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; set apart for a particular purpose
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alloy
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mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
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allude
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refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
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allure
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entice; attract; tempt
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s siren
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apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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n aloof
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apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
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n aloft
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upward; high up in the air
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altercation
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noisy quarrel
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
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n amalgamate
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(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
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n amalgam
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combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
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n amass
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collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
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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; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
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