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50 Cards in this Set
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abnegation
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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accoutre
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v. equip
n. accoutrement |
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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acme
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n. peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acrophobia
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n. fear of heights
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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adjuration
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n. solemn urging
v. adjure |
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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aegis
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shield; defense
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aerie
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n. nest of a large bird of prey
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agglomeration
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n. collection; heap
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agog
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adj; highly excited; intensely curious
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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alloy
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v. mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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alluvial
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adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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ambulatory
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adj. able to walk; not bedridden
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amity
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n. friendship
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anathema
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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
v. anathematize |
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animadversion
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n. critical remark
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annuity
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n. yearly allowance
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anthropoid
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adj. manlike
n. anthropoid |
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anthropomorphic
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adj. having human form or characteristics
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antic
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adj. extravagantly odd
n. antic |
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aphasia
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n. loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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n. pithy maxim or saying
(philosophic or scientific as opposed to an adage which is more homely and concrete) adj. aphoristic |
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apiary
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n. a place where bees are kept
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apocryphal
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adj. spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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apotheosis
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n. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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application
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n. diligent attention
v. apply |
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appurtenances
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n. subordinate possessions
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apropos
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adj. to the point and timely
prep. with reference to; regarding |
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aquiline
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adj. curved; hooked
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arroyo
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n. gully
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artful
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adj. cunning; crafty
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artifice
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n. deception; trickery
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ascendancy
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n. controlling influence
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atomism
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n. the theory that minute, discrete elements make up all matter
n. a theory in which social institutions come from the acts and interests of individuals |
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augury
v. augur |
n. omen; prophecy
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aureole
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n. sun's corona; halo
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autocratic
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adj. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
n. autocracy |
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automaton
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n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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avid
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adj. greedy; eager for
n. avidity |
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awl
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n. pointed tool used for piercing
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badinage
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n. teasing conversation
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baleful
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adj. threatening; menacing; sinister
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balk
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v. stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue
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balmy
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adj. mild; fragrant
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