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30 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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Answer:moderate in eating and drinking
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acquiesce
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Answer:to comply
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acrimonious
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Answer:great bitterness
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admonish
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Answer:to earnestly caution
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adroit/deft/dexterous
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Answer:skillful
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aesthetic
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Answer:an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive
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affable/amiable/genial/gregarious
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Answer:agreeable friendly
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aloof
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Answer:detached reserved
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amalgam
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Answer:a mixture combination of different elements
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ambiguous
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Answer:unclear not definitive
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ambivalent
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Answer:having mixed feelings
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anachronism
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Answer:not in the proper time period
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analogy
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Answer:a similarity or likeness
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anguish
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Answer:agonizing physical or mental pain
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anomaly/atypical
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Answer:a deviation from the norm
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antecedent/forerunner
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Answer:a preceding event
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antipathy/animosity
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Answer:strong dislike
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antithesis/antipodal
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Answer:something that is the direct opposite of another thing
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archaic
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Answer:out of date
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ascetic
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Answer:a person who leads a life of self-denial
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audacious
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Answer:very bold; daring
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auspicious
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Answer:very favorable
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automation
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Answer:a person who acts in a mechanical fashion a mindless follower
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autonomous
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Answer:independent
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bane
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Answer:a source of harm
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belie
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Answer:to give a false impression
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benefactor
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Answer:a person who gives gifts
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beneficiary
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Answer:a person who receives benefits
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boon
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Answer:a timely benefit
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boorish/uncouth
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Answer:vulgar crude
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