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135 Cards in this Set
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abase
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v. lower; degrade; humiliate
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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abdicate
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v. renounce; give up
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant
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abbrration
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n. abnormality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder.
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abet
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v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abhor
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v. detest; hate
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath; disavow.
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
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aominable
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adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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abominate
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v. loath; hate
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aboriginal
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adj;n. eing the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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abortive
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adj.unsuccessful fruitless
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abrasive
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adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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v. condense or shorten
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abrogate
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v. abolish
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abscission
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n. removal by cutting off; as in surgery; separation
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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absolve
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v. pardon
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstract
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adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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adj. botttomless
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abyss
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n. enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit
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accede
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v. agree
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acclaim
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v. applaud; announce with great approval
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acclimate
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v. adjust to climate or environment
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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accord
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n. agreement
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accost
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v. approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accrue
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v. come about by addition
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acerbic
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adj. itter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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acidulous
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adj. slightly sour, caustic
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acknowledge
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v. recognize; admit
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acme
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n. peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acoustics
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n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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acquiesce
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v. assent; agree passively
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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adj. bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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n. fear of heights
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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v. motie
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acuity
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n. sharpness
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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acute
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adj. quickly perceptie; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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adj. hard; inflexible
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adapt
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v. alter; modify
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addendum
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n. addition; appendix to book
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addiction
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n. compulsive, habitual need
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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address
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v. direct a speach to; deal with or discuss
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adept
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adj. to be an expert at
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adjunct
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n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n. solemn urging
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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adorn
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v. decorae
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulation
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n. flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n. arrival
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual
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adversary
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n. opponent
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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advert
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v. refer
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adept
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adj. to be an expert at
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adjunct
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n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n. solemn urging
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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adorn
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v. decorae
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulation
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n. flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n. arrival
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual
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adversary
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n. opponent
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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advert
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v. refer
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adept
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adj. to be an expert at
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adjunct
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n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n. solemn urging
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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adorn
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v. decorae
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulation
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n. flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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n. arrival
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual
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adversary
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n. opponent
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adverse
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adj. unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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advert
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v. refer
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adversity
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n. poverty; misfortune
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advert
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v. refer to
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advocacy
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n. support; active pleading on behalf of some one or something
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advocate
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v. urge; plead for
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aegis
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n. shield; defense
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aerie
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n. next of a large ird of prey
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affable
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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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n. written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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n. joining; associating with
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affinity
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n. kinship
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affirmation
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n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix
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v. attach or add on; fasten
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affliction
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n. state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence
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n. abundance; wealth
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affront
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n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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agape
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adj. openmouthed
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agenda
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n. items of business at a meeting
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agglomeration
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n. collection; heap
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aggrandize
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v. increase or intensity; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
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aggregate
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v. gater; accumulate
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aggressor
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n. attacker
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aghast
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adj. horrified; dumbfounded
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agility
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n. nimbleness
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agitate
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v. stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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n. one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agog
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adj. highly excited; intensely curious
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agrarian
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adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alchemy
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n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals into silver or gold
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