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42 Cards in this Set
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Acute |
Quickly perceptive, keen, brief and severe |
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Adage |
Wise saying, proverb |
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Adamant |
Hard, inflexible |
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Adapt |
Alter, modify |
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Addendum |
Addition or supplement |
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Addle |
Muddle, drive crazy, become rotten |
This idiotic plan is enough to addle anyone |
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Adept |
Expert at |
She was adept at the fine art of irritating people |
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Adherent |
Supporter, follower |
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Adjunct |
Something added on or attached (generally nonessential and or inferior) |
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Admonish |
Warn, reprove |
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Adroit |
Skillful |
His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers. |
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Adulation |
Flattery, admiration |
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Adventitious |
Accidental, casual |
He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely unfortunate |
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adverse |
Unfavorable, hostile |
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Adversity |
Poverty, misfortune |
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Aerie |
Nest of a large bird of prey |
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Affable |
Easily approachable, warmly friendly |
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Affected |
Artificial, pretended |
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Affiliation |
Association with |
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Affinity |
Kinship |
She felt an affinity with al those who suffered |
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Affix |
Fasten, attach |
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Affliction |
State of distress, cause of suffering |
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Affluence |
Abundance, wealth |
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Affront |
Insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect |
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Agenda |
Items of business in a meeting |
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Agglomeration |
Heap, collection |
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Aggrandize |
Increase, intensify |
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Aggregate |
Gather, accumulate |
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Agnostic |
One who is skeptical of the existence or the know ability of a god or any ultimate reality |
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Alacrity |
Cheerful promptness |
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Alcove |
Nook, small |
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Alimentary |
Supplying nourishment |
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Alimony |
Payments made to an ex spouse after divorce |
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Allay |
Calm, pacify |
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allege |
State without proof |
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Allegience |
Loyalty |
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Allegory |
Fable |
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Alleviate |
Relieve |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of beginning sound in a poem |
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Allude |
Refer indirectly |
Try not to mention divorce infront of tim because he will think you are alluding to his marital problems |
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Allure |
Entice, attract |
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Allusion |
Indirect reference |
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