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27 Cards in this Set
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abstruse
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hard to understand. secret, hidden
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pedagogue
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a teacher
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amatory
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of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
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inamorata
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a female lover
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ambient
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moving freely, circulating
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perambulator
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one who makes a tour of inspection on foot
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unanimous
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in complete accord
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animus
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hostile feeling or attitude
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equanimity
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mental or emotional stability, especially under tension
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annuity
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a specified income payable at stated intervals
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perennial
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lasting for an indefinate amount of time
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annals
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a record of events, esp. a yearly records
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antebellum
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before the war (esp. the american cival war)
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antediluvian
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belonging to the period before the biblical flood. very old or old-fashioned
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android
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robot, mechanical man
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philanderer
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a flirt.
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androgen
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any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
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antipathy
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aversion
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antipodal
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on the opposite side of the globe
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apogee
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the highest or most distant point
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apostasy
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a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc
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autocrat
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an abolute ruler
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belie
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to misrepresent, to contradict
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bona fide
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in good faith, without fraud
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incantation
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the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
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concord
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agreement, peace, amity
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concoardance
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agreement, concord, harmony
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