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78 Cards in this Set
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Amenities
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convenient feature, courtesies
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Amiable
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friendly, non-quarrelsome
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Amiss
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wrong, faulty
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Amity
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friendship
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Amnesia
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loss of memory
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Amnesty
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pardon
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Amoral
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nonmoral
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Amorous
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loving, driven by sexual love
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Amorphous
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lacking shape, definition
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Amphibian
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living on land and water
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Amphitheater
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oval building with seat tiers
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Ample
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abundant
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Amplify
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broaden, clarify by expanding
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Amputate
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prune, cute off a body part
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Amock (amuck)
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in a state of rage
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Amulet
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charm, talisman
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Anachronism
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misplaced in time
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Analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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Analogous
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comparable
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Analogy
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similarity, parallelism
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Anarchist
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abolishing the authority, government
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Anarchy
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absence of government, disorder
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Anathema
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solemn curse, something regarded as curse
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Ancestry
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family descent
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Anchor
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secure, fasten, fixed in place
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Ancillary
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aiding, accessory, auxilliary
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Anecdote
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short account of interesting event
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Anemia
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lacing of red corpuscles
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Anesthetic
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subst. removing sensation but not consciousness
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Anguish
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acute pain, extreme suffering
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Angular
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sharp-cornered, stiff in manner
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Animadversion
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critical remark
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Animosity
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active enmity
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Animus
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hostile feeling, intent
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Annals
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records, history
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Anneal
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reduce brittleness/improve toughness by heating and cooling
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Annex
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attach, take possession
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Annihilate
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destroy
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Annotate
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comment, explain
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Annuity
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yearly allowance
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Annul
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make void
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Anodyne
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pain-relief drug, opiate
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Anoint
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consecrate
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Anomalous
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abnormal, irregular
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Anomaly
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irregularity
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Anonymity
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namelessness
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Antagonism
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hostility, active resistance
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Antecede
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precede
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Antecedents
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preceding events/circumstances, affecting later events, ancestors, early background
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Antediluvian
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antiquated, very ancient
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Anthem
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song of praise
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Anthology
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book of selections by diff. authors
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Anthropoid
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manlike
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Anthropologist
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student of history/science of humankind
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Anthropomorphic
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having human form/characteristics
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Antic
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extravagantly odd
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Anticlimax
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letdown in thought/emotion
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Antidote
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remedy to poison/disease
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Antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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Antiquated
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obsolete, outdated
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Antiseptic
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preventing infection
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Antithesis
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contrast, direct opposite
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Anvil
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block for hammering
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Apathy
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lack of caring, indifference
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Ape
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imitate, mimic
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Aperture
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opening, hole
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Apex
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tip, summit, climax
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Aphasia
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loss of speech
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Aphorism
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pithy maxim, saying
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Apiary
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place for keeping bees
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Aplomb
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poise, assurance
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Apocalyptic
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prophetic, pertaining to revelations
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Apocryphal
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not authentic, invented after
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Apogee
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highest point
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Apolitical
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with aversion/lack of concern for politics
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Apologist
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writing in defence/support of institution/cause
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Apostate
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abandoning religious faith, political beliefs
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Apothecary
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druggist
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