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144 Cards in this Set
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avow
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to state openly
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aligned
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precisely adjusted
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attenuate
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to make thin
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anachronism
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something chronologically inappropriate
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arbitrator
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mediator
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affinity
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liking
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august
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dignified
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aspire
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to have great hopes, to aim at a goal
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auxiliary
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reserve
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aspersion
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false rumor
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authoritatin
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extremely strict
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assail
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to attack
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avert
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to turn something away, prevent
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assignation
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appointment for lovers meeting
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attain
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to accomplish
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amoral
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unethical
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attest
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to testify
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assnet
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to express agreement
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austere
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stern
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assert
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to affirmm
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aver
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to declare to be true
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accede
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to express approval
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audit
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formal examination of financial records
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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autonomous
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seperate, independent
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appropriate
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to take possession of
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aversion
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intense dislike
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alacrity
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cheeful willingness, eagerness, speed
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asunder
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into different parts
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agnostic
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one doubting that God exists
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auspicious
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having favorable prospects, promising
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arduous
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extremely difficult
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autocrat
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dictator
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adverse
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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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augury
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prediction of events
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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astute
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having good judgement
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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atone
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to make amends for a wrong
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amalgam
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mixture
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assonance
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resemblance in sound
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arcane
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secret, known only to a few
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awry
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crooked
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antipathy
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dislike
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ugment
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to expand
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acme
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highest point
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auditory
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having to do with dearing
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absolve
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to forgive, to free from blame
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astringent
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harsh, severe
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aphorism
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old saying or short pithy statement
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aviary
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large enclosure housing birds
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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atrocious
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monstrous, shockingly bad
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antagonist
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opponent
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audible
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capable of being heard
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abjure
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to reject
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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abortive
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interrupted while imcomplete
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amenable
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aggreable
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ascribe
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to attribute to, assign
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ample
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abundant
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abbrogate
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to abolish by authority
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ambivalence
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attitude of uncerrainty
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arsenal
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ammunition storehouse
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antiquity
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ancient times
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anoint
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to apply oil to
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adapt
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to adjust
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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abase
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to disgrace
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abatement
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decrease, reduction
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anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain
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atercation
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noisy argument
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aphasia
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inability to speak or use words
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ashen
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resembling ashes, deathly pale
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ascertain
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to determind, discover
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acuity
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sharpness
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anterior
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preceding, previous
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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assimilation
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act of blending in, becoming similar
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apostrophe
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an address to the reader
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affected
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pretentious, phony
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algorithm
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mechanical problem-solving procedure
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abet
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to aid
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aggregate
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collective mass or sum, total
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allocation
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allowance, portion, share
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ancillary
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accessory, helping
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antiquated
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outdated
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allusiveness
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quality of making many indirect references
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aberration
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something different from the usual or normal
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acquital
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release from blame
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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agitation
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excitement, uneasiness
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human qualities to nonhumans
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amend
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to improve or correct flaws in
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apathetic
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indifferent
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aloof
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detached, indifferent
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ascendancy
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state of rising, power or control
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alliteration
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repetition of the beginning sounds of words
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adage
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old sayin
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adversarial
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competitive
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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abject
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miserable
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ascend
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to rise or climb
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affront
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personal offense, insult
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accrue
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to accumulate
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aerie
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nest built high in the air
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anathema
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ban, curse
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adhere
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to cling to
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antediluvian
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prehistoric, ancient
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aerial
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having to do with the air
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arrogate
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to demand
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adumbrate
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to sketch
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apostate
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one who renounces a religious faith
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil
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archaic
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from an earlier time, outdated
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antepenultimate
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third from the last
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artisan
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craftsperson, expert
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold
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acrimony
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bitterness
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ascetic
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self-denying
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anachronistic
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outdated
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adroit
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skillful
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aphelion
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point in the planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
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adulation
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high praise
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amenity
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pleasantness
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arraign
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to call to court to answer an indictment
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amity
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friendship
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amortize
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to diminish by installment payments
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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analogous
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comparable
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anomaly
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irrefularity from the norm
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apocryphal
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not genuine
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arable
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suitable for cultivation
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apotheosis
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glorification
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arbitrary
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depending solely on individual will
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approbation
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praise
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arbitrator
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mediator
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adjunct
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something added, attached or joined
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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arboreal
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relating to trees
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askew
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crooked
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arboretum
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place where trees are displayed and studied
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