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47 Cards in this Set
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amiable
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adj. agreeable
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amicable
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adj. politely friendly; not quarrelsome
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amiss
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adj. wrong; faulty
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amity
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n. friendship
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amnesty
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n. pardon
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amoral
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adj. nonmoral
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amorphous
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adj. formless; lacking shape or definition
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amok (amuck)
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adv. in a state of rage
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amulet
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n. charm; talisman
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anachronism
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n. something or someone misplaced in time
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analgesic
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adj. causing insensitivity to pain
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anathema
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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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ancillary
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adj. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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anemia
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n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
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animadversion
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n. critical remark
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animosity
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n. ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
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animus
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n. hostile feeling or intent
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annals
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n. records; history
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anneal
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v. reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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annex
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v. attach; take possession of
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annotate
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v. comment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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n. yearly allowance
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annul
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v. make void
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anodyne
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n. drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anoint
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v. consecrate
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal; irregular
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anonymity
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n. state of being nameless; anonymousness.
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antagonism
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n. hostility; active resistance
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antecede
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v. precede
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antediluvian
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adj. antiquated; extremley ancient
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anthropoid
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adj. manlike
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anthropomorphic
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adj. having human form or characteristics
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antic
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adj. extravagantly odd
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antipaty
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n. aversion; dislike
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antiquated
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adj. obsolete; outdated
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anvil
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n. iron block used in hammering out metals
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ape
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v. imitate or mimic
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aphasia
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n. loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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n. pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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n. a place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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n. poise; assurance
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apocalyptic
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adj. prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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apocryphal
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adj. surious; not autherntic; invented rather than true
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apogee
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n. nighest point
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apologist
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n. one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apostate
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n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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apothecary
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n. druggist
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