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36 Cards in this Set
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apposite
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appropriate;fitting;
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apprehend
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arrest;dread;perceive
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approbation
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approval
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appellation
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name;title;
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appropriate
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aquire; take possesion of for one's own use
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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apropos
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to the point and timely
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apropos(2)
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with reference to;regarding;
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aquiline
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curved;hooked;
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arabesque
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Style of decoration involving intertwined plants and abstract curves;
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arabesque(2)
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Ballet position with one leg supporting the weight of the body , while the other leg is extended in back
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archipelago
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group of closely located island
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argot
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slang
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aria
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operatic solo
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arraign
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charge in court;Indict;
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armada
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Fleet of warships
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arroyo
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gully;kaalvai for rain
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artifice
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deception;trickery
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austere
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ascetic;forbidding for wordly pleasure
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astral
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related to star
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astringent
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stringent;binding;causing contraction
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asunder
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into parts;apart;
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors rather than parents;Reversion to earlier type; Throwback
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atone
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make amends for;pay for;
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augment
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increase;add to;
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august
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majestic;impressive
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aureole
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Sun's corona
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auroral
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Pertaining to aurora borealis
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aurora borealis
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An aurora that occurs in northern regions of the earth. Also called northern lights.
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aurora
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A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth.
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aver
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Assert confidentially or declare;
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aver(2)
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as used in law,state formally as a fact
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
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aviary
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enclosure of birds
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avuncular
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line an uncle
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awl
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pointed tool for piercing
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