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72 Cards in this Set

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adulation
n. flattery; admiration
*adulterate
v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
advent
n. arrival
adventitious
adj. accidental; casual
adversary
n. opponent; enemy
adverse
adj. unfavorable; hostile
adversity
n. poverty; misfortune
advert
v. refer (to)
advocacy
n. support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
advocate
v. urge; plead for
aegis
n. shield; defense
aerie
n. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
*aesthetic
adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
affable
adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
affected
adj. aritificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
affidavit
n. written statement made under oath
affiliation
n. joining; associating with
affinity
n. kinship
affirmation
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
affix
v. attach or add on; fasten
affliction
n. state of distress; cause of suffering
affluence
n. abundance; wealth
affront
n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
agape
adj. openmouthed
agenda
n. items of business at a meeting
agglomeration
n. collection; heap
aggrandize
v. increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank, or honor
*aggregate
v. gather; accumulate
aggressor
n. attacker
aghast
adj. horrified; dumbfounded
agility
n. nimbleness
agitate
v. stir up; disturb
agnostic
n. one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
agog
adj. highly excited; intensely curious
agrarian
adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation
*alacrity
n. cheerful promptness; eagerness
alchemy
n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals (lead or copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means for prolonging life
alcove
n. nook; recess
alias
n. an assumed name
alienate
v. make hostile; separate
alimentary
adj. supplying nourishment
alimony
n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
allay
v. calm; pacify
allege
v. state without proof
allegiance
n. loyalty
allegory
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
*alleviate
v. relieve
alliteration
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate
v. assign
alloy (n.)
n. a mixture as of metals
alloy (v.)
v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
allude
v. refer indirectly
allure
v. entice; attract
allusion
n. indirect reference
alluvial
adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
aloof
adj. apart; reserved
aloft
adv. upward
altercation
n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute
altruistic
adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
*amalgamate
v. combine; unite in one body
amass
v. collect
amazon
n. female warrior
ambidextrous
adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience
n. environment; atmosphere
*ambiguous
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
*ambivalence
n. the state of having a contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
amble
n. moving at an easy pace
ambrosia
n. food of the gods
ambulatory
adj. able to walk; not bedridden
*ameliorate
v. improve
amenable
adj. readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
amend
v. correct; change, generally for the better