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120 Cards in this Set
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abet
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to aid
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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abhor
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to loathe, hate
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abject
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miserable
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abjure
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to formally abandon
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ablution
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cleansing
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abnegate
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to renounce
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abolish
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to eliminate
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abortive
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not complete
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abridge
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to shorten
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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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abase
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to disgrace, humble
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abash
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to make ashamed
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abate
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decrease
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abattoir
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slaughterhouse
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abstemious
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exercising self-restraint
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abdicate
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to give up a right
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accede
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to agree
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accessible
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attainable
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accessory
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attachment, ornament
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accommodate
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to allow
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acme
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the highest point
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acrimony
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bitterness
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acuity
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sharpness
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adapt
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to adjust
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adhere
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to cling to
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adjacent
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next to
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adjunct
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attached
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adroit
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skillful
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adulatrion
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praise
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advantageous
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favorable
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adversarial
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competitive
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adverse
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unfavorable
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aerial
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of the air
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty
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affable
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friendly
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affinity
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relationship
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affluent
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wealthy
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affront
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insult
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agenda
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plan, schedule
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aggrandize
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the increase
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aggrieve
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to distress
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agrarian
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related to farming
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alias
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assumed name
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alienated
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distanced
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alight
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to land
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align
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to join
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allure
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power to attract
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aloof
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detached, indifferent
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amalgamate
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to combine
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ambidextrous
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skilled with both hands
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ambiguous
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having multiple meanings
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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agreeable
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amend
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to correct
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amenity
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comfort
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amorous
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romantic
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amorphous
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having no definite shape
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amplify
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to increase
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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chaos
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animation
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enthusiasm, liveliness
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annul
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to cancel
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anonymity
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having no name
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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apparatus
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machine, tool
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apparition
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ghost, unusual sight
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applicable
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related
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apprise
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to inform
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aquatic
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related to water
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arbitrate
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to negotiate
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arboreal
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related to trees
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arcane
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hidden
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archetype
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ideal example
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archipelago
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group of islands
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ardent
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passionate
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arduous
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extremely difficult
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arid
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extremely dry
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arraign
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to charge with a crime
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arsenal
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ammunition storehouse
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articulate
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to express clearly
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artisan
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crafts-person
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ascertain
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to determine
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ascetic
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self-denying
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ashen
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resemling ashes, gray
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askew
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titled
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aspersion
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false rumor
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aspire
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to have great hopes
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assail
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to attack
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assent
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to express agreement
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assiduous
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diligent, hard-working
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assimilation
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process of becoming similar
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assuage
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to relieve, ease
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antipodes
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two points on opposite sides of the earth
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm
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alacrity
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eagerness, speed
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abrogate
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to annul (cancel)
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accretion
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growth by addition
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atone
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to make amends for a wrong
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atrocious
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shockingly bad
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attain
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to accomplish
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attenuate
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to weaken
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audacious
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bold, daring
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auditory
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related to hearing
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augment
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to expand
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augury
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prediction of events
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august
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inspiring
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auspicious
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favorable
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authoritarian
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extremely strict
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autocrat
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dictator
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autonomous
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independent
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auxiliary
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reserve, supplementary
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avarice
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greed
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aversion
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intense dislike
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avert
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to turn away, prevent
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avian
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related to birds
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avow
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to declare openly
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awry
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twisted, askew
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