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68 Cards in this Set
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Astral
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stars-related
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Astringent
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binding, causing contraction, harsh, severe
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Astute
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wise, keen
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Asunder
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into parts, apart
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Asylum
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shelter, protection
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Asymmetric
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not identical sides
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Atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors, throwback
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Attentive
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alert, watchful, considerate, thoughtful
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Atheist
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denying God
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Atone
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make amends for, pay for
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Atrocity
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brutal deed
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Atrophy
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wasting away
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Attenuate
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make thinner, weaken, lessen (density, force, degree)
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Attest
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testify, bear witness
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Attribute
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Essential quality; ascribe, explain
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Attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force, wearing down by harassment
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Atypical
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not normal
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Audacious
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daring, bold
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Audit
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examination of acounts
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Augment
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increase, add to
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Augury
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omen, prophecy
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August
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impressive, majestic
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Aureole
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sun corona, halo
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Auroral
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pertaining to the aurora borealis
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Auspicious
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favoring success
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Austere
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forbiddingly stern, severely simple, unornamented
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Authenticate
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prove genuine
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Authoritarian
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subordinating individual to state, completely dominating other's will
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Authoritative
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having weight, authority; dictatorial, peremptory
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Autocratic
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having absolute power, unchecked, dictatorial
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Automaton
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mechanism, imitating human actions
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Autopsy
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examination of dead body, postmortem
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Auxiliary
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offering or providing help, additional, subsidiary
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Avalanche
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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Avarice
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greediness for wealth
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Avenge
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take vengeance
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Aver
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assert confidently, declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
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Averse
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reluctant, disinclined
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Aversion
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firm dislike
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Avert
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prevent, turn away
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Aviary
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birds enclosure
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Avid
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greedy, eager
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Avocation
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secondary, minor occupation
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Avow
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declare openly
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Avuncular
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like an uncle
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Awe
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wonder - solemn
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Awl
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pointed tool for piercing
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Awry
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distorted, crooked
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Axiom
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self-evident truth, require no proof
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Azure
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sky blue
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Babble
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chatter idly
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Bacchanalian
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drunken
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Badger
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pester, annoy
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Badinage
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teasing conversation
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Baffle
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frustrate, perplex
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Bait
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harass, tease
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Baleful
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threatening, menacing, sinister, foreshadowing evil
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Balk
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stop short, foil, refuse to continue
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Ballast
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heavy substance, weight or stability
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Balm
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relieving pain
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Balmy
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mild, fragrant
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Banal
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commonplace, trite, lacking originality, hackneyed
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Bandy
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discuss lightly, glibly, exchange words heatedly
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Bane
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curse, cause of ruin
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Baneful
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destructive, causing ruin, death
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Bantering
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good-natured ridiculing
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Barb
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sharp projection, cutting remark
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