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18 Cards in this Set
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Alienate
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verb: to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange
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Alleviate
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verb: to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish
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Aloof
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adj: indifferent; unsympathetic; not interested; apart
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Altruistic
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adj: thoughtful of the welfare of others
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Ambiguous
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adj: permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined
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Ambivalence
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noun: condition of having conflicting attitudes
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Ameliorate
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verb: to make better or more tolerable; to improve
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Analogous
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adj: similar in certain qualities; comparable
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Animosity
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noun: active dislike; ill will
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Anonymity
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noun: condition of being nameless or unknown
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Acrimonious
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adj: angry, nasty; bitter
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Adjudicate
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verb: to decide by judicial procedure; to settle a case in court
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Affable
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adj: friendly; open; easy-going
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Anachronism
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noun: something incongruous, out of place in time or with its surroundings
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Antediluvian
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adj: antiquated; behind the times
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Anthropomorphism
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noun: assigning human traits to objects or animals
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Antipathy
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noun: definite dislike; repulsion, aversion
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Antipodal
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noun: the exact opposite; opposed
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