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32 Cards in this Set
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acclimate
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to become accustomed to a new environment
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aeon
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an indefinietely long period of time
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affectattion
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural
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affuent
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wealthy
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements
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ambivalent
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having oppoising attitude or feelings abotu something
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anachronistic
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describing soeting that is out of its proper order or time
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antecedent
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one that pcedes another
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anitpathy
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strong dislike
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aplomb
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self-confident assurance
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apropos
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to the point
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archaic
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charateristic of workds and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggeest an earlier style or period
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arrest
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tto stop
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augment
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to increase
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anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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auspoicious
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favorable
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austere
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having no adornment or ornamentation
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automaton
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a robot
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autonomy
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indep[eendence
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avant-garde
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a gorup active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, esp in the arts
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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beleaguered
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to harass
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belie
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to be counterto
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belligerent
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inclined or eager to figh
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bipartisan
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sipported by two pilitical parties
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bog
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a wetland
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bolster
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to support
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boon
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a benefit bestowed
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bowdlerize
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to remkove offensive portions from a book
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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castigate
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to criticize severely
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chagrin
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disappointment
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