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57 Cards in this Set
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ambience
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surrounding atmosphere
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supperannuated
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beyond the year of retirement, retired because of age
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biennial
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occurring every two years
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ante
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the amount a poker player puts down to play
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antecedent
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anything that logically goes before something else
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anticipate
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to realize before hand
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antiquated
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so old it's no longer useful
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antiquity
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ancient (before,previous)
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antedate
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to occur before something else
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misanthrope
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a person who hates people
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philanthropy
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the effort to increase the well being of humans through charitable donations
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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antagonistic
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the person one struggles against in a contest
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autocracy
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government by a single ruler
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automaton
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self functioning robot
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autonomous
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self governing
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autopsy
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self seeing an examination after death to determine the cause
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benediction
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a speaking of good wishes: a blessing
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beneficiary
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one who receives benefits from a will or an insurance company
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benevolent
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inclined to do good
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bigamy
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marring someone while legally being married to someone else
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bisect
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cut into two
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biopsy
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examination of living tissues
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symbiotic
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living together,in a close relationship
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chronic
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lasting a long time
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anachonism
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anything out of it's proper historical time period
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around: to limit or confine
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coherent
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sticking together, having an orderly relationship of parts
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commodious
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spacious, having lots of room
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condone
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forgive or overlook
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convivial
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fond of eating, drinking, and being in a social mood
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consummate
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complete and perfect in every aspect
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contradict
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to say the opposite of what someone else has said
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dictate
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to speak something to be recorded by someone else
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disarray
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state of disorder or confusion
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disconsolate
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unable to be comforted: hopelessly sad
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dismantle
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to take something appart
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disparity
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a difference
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diversion
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something that takes the mind away or relaxes
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disburse
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to pay out from a fund
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equitable
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reasonable,fair
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equanimity
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evenness in mind or temper, composure
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eulogize
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to give a speach in praise of
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euphonious
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having a pleasant sound
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euthanasia
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a good death, putting a person to death for medical reasons.
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ebullient
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over flowing with enthusiasm
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eradicate
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to destroy, tear out by the roots
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exodus
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departure
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exoneraTE
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TO FREE FROM CHARGE OF GUILT
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credentials
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to be given privlages
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incredulous
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disbelieving
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concur
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agree
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cursory
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moving rapidly without notice to details
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discourse
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communication of thought by words
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precursor
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forerunner
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EPEDIMIC
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WIDE SPREAD DISEASE
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ANOMALY
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EXCEPTION
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