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108 Cards in this Set
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arbiter
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judge
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arbitrary
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decided by judgment
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arcade
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archways connected by pillars
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arcane
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mysterious
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archaic
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ancient
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archetype
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the original model
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archipelago
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a group of islands
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archival
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pertaining to historical records
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ardent
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passionate
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arduous
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difficult
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arid
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very dry
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aristocratic
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noble
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armada
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a fleet of warships
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armament
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the process of arming for war
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armistice
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a truce
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arraign
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to accuse
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arrant
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complete
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array
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to place in an orderly arrangement for display
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arrears
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a debt that is late in being paid
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arrogant
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overbearing
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arsenal
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armory
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arson
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the malicious burning of a property
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artful
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sly
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articulate
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to express effectively
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artifact
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an object made by human work of archaeological interest
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artifice
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trickery
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artisan
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a worker skilled in craft
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artless
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having no skill
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ascend
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to go up
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ascent
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the act of going up
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ascertain
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to discover
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ascetic
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monk-like
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ascribe
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to attribute to a specific cause
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asinine
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stupid
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askance
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a lack of trust
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askew
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crooked
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asperity
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roughness
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aspersion
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an insulting remark about someone
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aspirant
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someone who aspires
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aspiration
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strong desire to achieve a goal
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aspire
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to seek ambitiously
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assail
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to attack violently
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assay
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to test
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assent
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to concur
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asset
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an object of value
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assert
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to state with confidence
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assess
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to judge the value of
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assiduous
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hardworking
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assimilate
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to learn completely
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assuage
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to soothe
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astringent
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harsh
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astute
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clever
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asunder
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widely separated
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astringent
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harsh
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astute
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clever
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asunder
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widely separated
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asylum
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a place of safety
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atavistic
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related to a throwback
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atone
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to make amends
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atrophy
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to wither away
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attenuate
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to weaken
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attest
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to confirm
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attribute
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to assign
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attrition
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a rubbing away
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atypical
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not typical
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audacity
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boldness
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augment
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to become greater
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augur
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to predict
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auspices
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encouragement
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auspicious
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favorable
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austere
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stern
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authentic
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original
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authoritarian
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someone who believes in total obedience to authority figures
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autism
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withdrawal
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autocratic
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ruling absolutely
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autonomy
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self-government
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auxiliary
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giving support
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avail
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to be useful
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avant-garde
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dealing in experimental methods
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to state as true
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averse
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having a feeling of opposition
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avert
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to turn away
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avid
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characterized by great eagerness
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avow
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to claim
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avuncular
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generous
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awe
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the emotion of respect mixed with fear
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awry
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off course
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axiom
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widely held belief
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babble
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to talk foolishly
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bacchanal
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any drunken party
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badger
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annoy
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bagatelle
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something unimportant
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baleful
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threatening
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balk
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to stop short
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ballad
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a folk song
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ballast
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stabilizer
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ballistics
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the study of the dynamics of projectiles
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ballyhoo
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exaggerated advertising
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balm
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an ointment
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bamboozle
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to cheat
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banal
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ordinary
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bandy
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to trade
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bane
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cause of harm
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banter
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good-natured teasing
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baritone
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a male singer who has a voice level below tenor but higher than bass
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barometer
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any device that measures air pressure
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baroque
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extravagantly ornate
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