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56 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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advert
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v. refer (to)
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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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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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affinity
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n. kinship. She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.
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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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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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aghast
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adj. horrified; dumbfounded
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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 of prolonging life
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alcove
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n. nook; recess
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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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allegory
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n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable.
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alloy
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n. a mixture as of metals
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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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aghast
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adj. horrified; dumbfounded
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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 of prolonging life
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alcove
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n. nook; recess
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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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allegory
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n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable.
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alloy
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n. a mixture as of metals
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alloy
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v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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allusion
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n. an implied or indirect reference especially in literature
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alluvial
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adj. pertaining to soil deposists 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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amazon
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n. female warrior
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ambivalence
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1 : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
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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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amenable
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adj. readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally
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