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40 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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enemy, opponent
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adversity
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a misfortune, distress
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advocate
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to recommend, to defend
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aegis
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a shield
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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friendly, agreeable
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affectation
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a phony attitude, insincerity
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affiliate
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to associate or unit with
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affinity
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attraction to
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affirmation
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a statement that something is true
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affix
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to attach
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affliction
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great suffering, hardship
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affluence
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wealth
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affront
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an insult
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aftermath
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outcome, result
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agape
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open-mouthed; surprised
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agenda
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a list or program of things to be done
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aggrandize
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to enlarge or to expand
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aggravate
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to worsen an already bad situation, to intensify
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aggregate
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to collect, to gather together
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aghast
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shocked, terrified
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agile
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able to move quickly
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agitate
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to upset, to stir up
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agnostic
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one who doubts the existence of god
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agoraphobia
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fear of open places
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agrarian
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pertaining to farmers and agriculture
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ague
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a fever plague
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alacrity
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liveliness, willingness
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albatross
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a seabird
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albeit
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although
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alchemy
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chemistry in the middle ages
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alias
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an assumed name
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alien
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strange, foreign
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alienate
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to make others unfriendly to you
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alimentary
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furnishing food or nourishment
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allay
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to relieve or to calm you
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alleged
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so-called, supposed
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allegory
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symbolic work of literature
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allegro
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rapid, quick
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alleviate
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