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30 Cards in this Set
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attrition
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a wearing down or away; a decline
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au courant
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up-to-date; fully informed
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audacity
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boldness; daring
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audit
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to examine accounts
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augment
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to increase; to make greater
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augur
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to predict
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aura
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a radiance; a glow
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aural
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pertaining to the sense of hearing
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auroral
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rosy; pertaining to the dawn
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auspices
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approval; support
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auspicious
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favorable
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austere
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severe; stern; self-disciplined
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authenticate
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to confirm; to make acceptable
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authoritative
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dictatorial; having power
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autocratic
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despotic; unlimited in authority
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autonomy
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self-rule
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autumnal
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mature; declining
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to declare; to state firmly
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averse
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reluctant; not willing
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avert
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to prevent; to turn away
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aviary
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place where birds are kept
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avid
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enthusiastic
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avocation
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a hobby; not one's regular work
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avoirdupois
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heaviness; weight
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avow
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to declare openly
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awry
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twisted to one side; in the wrong direction
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axiom
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true statement; established principle
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