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72 Cards in this Set
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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; enemy
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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 (to)
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advocacy
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n. support; active pleading on behalf of someone 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. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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*aesthetic
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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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adj. aritificial; 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 intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank, or honor
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*aggregate
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v. gather; 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 (lead or copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means for prolonging life
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alcove
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n. nook; recess
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alias
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n. an assumed name
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alienate
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v. make hostile; separate
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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alimony
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n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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v. calm; pacify
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allege
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v. state without proof
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allegiance
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n. loyalty
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allegory
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n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
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*alleviate
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v. relieve
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alliteration
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n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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v. assign
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alloy (n.)
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n. a mixture as of metals
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alloy (v.)
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v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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allude
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v. refer indirectly
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allure
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v. entice; attract
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allusion
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n. indirect reference
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alluvial
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adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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aloof
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adj. apart; reserved
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aloft
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adv. upward
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altercation
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n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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altruistic
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adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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*amalgamate
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v. combine; unite in one body
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amass
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v. collect
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amazon
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n. female warrior
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ambidextrous
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adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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n. environment; atmosphere
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*ambiguous
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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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*ambivalence
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n. the state of having a contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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amble
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n. moving at an easy pace
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ambrosia
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n. food of the gods
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ambulatory
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adj. able to walk; not bedridden
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*ameliorate
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v. improve
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amenable
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adj. readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
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amend
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v. correct; change, generally for the better
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