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21 Cards in this Set
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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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abrade
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wear away by friction, scrape, erode
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acrimony
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bitterness of words or manner
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adjudcate
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pass legal judgement on
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adroit
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skillful, nimble
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agreggate
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gather, accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness
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amalgram
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mixture of different elements, alloy
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ameliorate
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improve, to make more satisfactory
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amenable
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agreeable, submissive
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anachronism
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something regarded as outmoded
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ancilliary
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auxilary, to serve as an aid
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aplomb
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poise, assurance
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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aria
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operatic solo
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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assuage
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to ease or lessen (pain)
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bastion
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stronghold
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belie
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to give a false impression of
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blandishment
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flattery
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