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141 Cards in this Set
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abase
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lower;humiliate
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abate
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subside;decrease
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abdicate
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renounce;give up
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aberration
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deviation from the expected or normal;mental irregularity
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abet
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encourage;aid
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abject
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hopeless;crushed
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abrade
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wear away by friction
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abscond
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depart secretly to avios capture
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absolute
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complete
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absolve
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pardon;free from blame
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abstain
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refrain;to hold oneself back from an action
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abstract
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not concrete;theoretical
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abstruse
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obscure;difficult to understand
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accelerate
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move faster
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accessible
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easy to obtain
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accessory
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additional object;not essential
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acclaim
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applaud;announce w/ great approval
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accolade
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award of merit
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accommodate
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provide lodgings
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accommodate
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oblige or help someone
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accomplice
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partner in crime
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acknowledge
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recognize;admit
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acquittal
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declaration of innocence
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acrimony
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bitterness of words or manner
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acumen
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mental keeness
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adamant
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hard;inflexible
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adapt
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alter;modify
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addiction
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habitual need
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adhere
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stick fast to
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adjacent
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adjoining;neighboring
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adjudicate
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pass legal judgement on
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admonish
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warn;scold
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adroit
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skillful
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adulation
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flattery;admiration
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior substances
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adversary
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opponent
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adverse
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unfavorable;hostile
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adversity
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poverty
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advocate
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urge;plead for
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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easily approachable
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affected
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articficial;pretended
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affinity
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attraction to
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affirmation
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positive assertion
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affix
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add on;attach
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affluence
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wealth;prosperity
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affront
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insult;offend
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aggregate
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gather
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agility
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nimbleness;skillfulness
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agitate
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stir up;disturb
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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alias
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an assumed name
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alienate
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make hostile;seperate
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alleviate
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relieve;lessen
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alloy
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mix,make less pure
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allure
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entice;attract
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allusion
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indirect reference to another piece of work
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aloft
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upward
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aloof
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apart;reseved
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altercation
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noisy quarrel;heated dispute
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altruistic
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unselfishly generous
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amalgam
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mixture of different elements`
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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having contradictory attitudes
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ameliorate
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improve; make more satisfactory
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amenable
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readily managed; agreeable
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amiable
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lovable;friendly
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amorous
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moved by love
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amorphous
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having no shape
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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broaden;intensify
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anachronism
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something regarded as outmoded
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analogy
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similarity;parallelism
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anarchist
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person who seeks to overturn the established government
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anarchy
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absence of governing body;state of disorder
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ancillary
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aid or accessory
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animated
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lively; spirited
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animosity
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active enmity
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anomaly
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irregularity
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antagonism
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hostility;active resistance
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antecedents
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preceding events
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anticlimax
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let down in thought or emotion
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antipathy
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aversion;dislike
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antiquated
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obsolete
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infections
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antithesis
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contrast;direct opposite of or to
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apathy
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lack of caring
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aplomb
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assurance
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apocryphal
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untrue
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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append
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attach
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apprehension
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fear
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apprenticeship
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time spent as a novice learing a trade from a skilled worker
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appropriate
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fitting or suitable
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appropriate
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acquire;take possession of for ones own use
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arable
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fit for growing crops
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arbiter
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a person with power to decide a dispute;judge
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arbitrary
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unreasonable;random
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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arduous
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hard;strenuous
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aria
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operatic solo
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arid
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dry
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aristocracy
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privileged class;nobility
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arrogance
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pride
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articulate
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distinct;effective
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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aspire
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long for
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assail
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assault
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assert
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state strongly or positively
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease or lessen pain
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assumption
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something taken for granted
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assurance
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promise
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astute
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wise
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asylum
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place of refuge
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atrophy
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waste away
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attain
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reach or accomplish
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attentive
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watching carefully
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attire
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clothing
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attribute
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essential quality
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attribute
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ascribe or credit
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attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers
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audacity
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boldness
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augment
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increase
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aura
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distinctive atmosphere
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auspicious
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favoring success
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austere
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forbiddingly stern
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authentic
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genuine
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authoritative
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having weight of authority
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autonomous
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self-governing
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autopsy
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examination of a dead body
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avarice
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greediness of wealth
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averse
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reluctant
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aversion
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firm dislike
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avert
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prevent;turn aside
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avid
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greedy
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awe
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regard with wonder
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