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50 Cards in this Set
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affiliation (n)
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joining; associating with
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affinity (n)
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kinship
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affirmation (n)
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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by onw who refuses to take an oath
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affix (v)
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fasten; attach; add on
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affliction (n)
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence (n)
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abundance; wealth
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affront (n)
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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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aftermath (n)
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consequence; outcome; upshot
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agenda (n)
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items of business at a meeting
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agent (n)
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means of instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity
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agglomeration (n)
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collection; heap
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aggrandize (v)
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increase or intensify
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aggregate (v)
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gather; accumulate
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aggressor (n)
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attacker
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aghast (adj)
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horrified
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agility (n)
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nimbleness
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agitate (v)
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stir up; disturb
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agnostic (n) (adj)
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agrarian (adj)
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity (n)
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cheerful promtness
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alchemy (n)
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medieval chemistry
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alcove (n)
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nook, small, recesses section of a room
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alias (n)
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an assumed name
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alienate (v)
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make hostile; separate
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alimentary (adj)
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supplying nourishment
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alimony (n)
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payment by husband to his divorced wife (or vice versa)
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allay (v)
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calm; pacify
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allege (v)
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state without proof (n) allegation
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allegiance (n)
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loyalty
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allegory (n)
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story in which characters are used as symbols; fable (adj) allegorical
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alleviate (v)
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relieve
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alliteration (n)
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate (v)
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assign
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alloy (n)
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a mixture as of metals
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alloy (v)
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mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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allude (v)
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refer indirectly
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allure (v)(n)
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entice; attract
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allusion (n)
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indirect reference
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aloft (adj)
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upward
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aloof (adj)
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apart; reserved
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altercation (n)
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noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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altruistic (adj)
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others (n) altruism
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amalgamate (v)
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combine; unite in one body
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amass (v)
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collect
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ambidextrous (adj)
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience (n)
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environment; atmosphere
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ambiguous (adj)
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unclear or doubtful in meaning (n) ambiguity
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ambivalence (n)
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting attitudes (adj) ambivalent
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amble (n)(v)
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moving at easy pace
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ambulatory (adj)
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able to walk; not bedridden
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