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35 Cards in this Set
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analgesia
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noun
a lessoning of pain without loss of consciousness |
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antithetical
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adj
diametrically opposed |
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apocryphal
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adj
of questionable authority or authenticity |
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apogee
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noun
farthest or highest point; zenith |
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apostate
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noun
one who renounces a religious faith; betrayer of cause |
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apotheosis
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noun
deification; glorification to godliness; perfect example |
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apposite
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adj
appropriate, relevant; pertinent |
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apprise
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verb
to inform; to give notice |
apprise you of the situation
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approbation
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noun
approval and praise |
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arabesque
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adj
complex, ornate design |
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arcane
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adj
mysterious, abstruse, esoteric |
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ardor
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noun
intense and passionate feeling |
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arduous
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adj
strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort |
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arrant
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adj
in every way; impudent; being completely as such |
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arrest
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verb
to suspend to engage one's attention |
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arrogate
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verb
to claim without justification or without right |
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artless
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adj
natural; without artificiality; completely without guile |
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ascetic
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noun
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion |
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asperity
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adj
severity, rigor; roughness, harshness, acrimony, arritability |
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aspersion
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noun
an act of defamation or maligning |
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assail
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verb
to attack or assault |
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assiduous
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adj
hardworking; diligent |
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assuage
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verb
to make something unpleasant less severe; to appease or pacify |
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astringent
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adj
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh, severe |
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attenuate
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verb
to weaken or make thinner |
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audacious
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adj
fearless and daring |
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augury
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noun
phrophecy; prediction of events; auspice |
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august
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adj
grandiose; dignified; majestic |
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auspice
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noun
protection or support, patronage a sign or portent |
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auspicious
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adj
successful, prosperous, propitious, favorable |
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austere
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adj
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
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avarice
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noun
greed, especially for wealth |
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aver
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verb
to state as a fact |
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axiom
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noun
premise; self-evident truth; universal principle |
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axiomatic
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adj
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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