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24 Cards in this Set
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Aloft |
Upward |
The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging |
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Altercation |
Noisy quarrel |
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Altruistic |
Unselfishly generous, concerned for others |
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Amalgamate |
Combine, unite into one body |
The unions will try to amalgamate their groups into one body |
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Ambience |
Environment, atmosphere |
She went to the restaurant not for the food but for the ambience |
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Amble |
Move at an easy pace |
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Ambulatory |
Able to walk, not bedridden |
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Ameliorate |
Improve |
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Amenable |
Readily managed, willing to be led |
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Amiable |
Agreeable, lovable, warmly friendly |
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Amicable |
Politely friendly, not quarrelsome |
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Amiss |
Wrong, faulty |
Seeing her frown, he wondered if anything was amiss |
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Amity |
Friendship |
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Amnesty |
Pardon |
When his first child was born, he granted amnesty to all in prison |
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Amorous |
Moved by sexual love |
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Anachronistic |
Having error involving time in a story |
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Analgesic |
Causing insensitivity to pain |
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Anarchist |
Person who seeks to overturn the established government |
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Anarchy |
Absence of a governing body |
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Anathema |
Solemn curse, someone or something regarded as a curse |
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Animosity |
Active enmity |
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Animus |
Hostile feeling or intent |
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Anoint |
Consecrate, rub with oil |
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Antecede |
Precede |
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