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140 Cards in this Set
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ABASE
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to humiliate; to lower in esteem or dignity; to humble
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ABET
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to support or encourage smoeone, especially smoeone who has done something wrong
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ABEYANCE
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suspension; temperor cessation
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ABJURE
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to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from
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ABOMINATION
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something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing
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ABORIGINAL
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native; dating back to the very beginning
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ABOUND
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to be very numerous
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ABROGATE
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to abolish or repeal formally; o set aside; to nullify
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ACCEDE
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to give in; to yield; to agree
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ACCENTUATE
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to emphasize; to acdent; to highlight
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ACCESS
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the right or ability to approach, enter, or use
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ACCLAIM
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to praise pubilcly and enthusiastically
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ACCORD
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to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow
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ACCOUTERMENTS
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personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings
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ACCRUE
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to accumulate over time
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ACQUISITIVE
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seeking or tending to acquire, greedy
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ACQUIT
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to find not guilty; to behave or confuct oneself
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ACRONYM
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a word made up of the initials of other words
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ADAGE
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a traditional saying; a proverb
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ADDUCE
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to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite
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ADJOURN
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to suspend until another time
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ADJUNCT
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something added to or connected with something else; an assistant
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AD-LIB
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to improvise; speak or act spontaneously
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ADVENT
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arrival; coming; beginning
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ADVENTITIUOS
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accidental; connecting but nonetheless unrelated; irrelevant
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ADVOCATE
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a person who argues in favor of a position
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AFFIDAVIT
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a sworn swritten statement made before an official
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AFFILLIATE
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to become closely associated with
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AFFLICTION
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misery; illness; great suffering; a source of misery, illness, or great suffering
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AFFORD
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to give; to supply; to confer upon
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AFFRONT
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insult; a deliberate act of disrespect
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AFTERMATH
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consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity
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AGGRANDIZE
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to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase (something) in poewr, reputation, wealth, etc.
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AGGRIEVE
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to misreat; to do grievous injury to; to distress
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AGHAST
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terrified; shocked
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ALCHEMY
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a seemingly magical process of transformation
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ALIENEATE
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to estrate; to cause to feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile
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ALLEGIANCE
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loyalty
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ALLEGORY
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a story n which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings
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ALLOT
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to apportion, allocate, or assign
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ALTERCATION
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a heated fight, argument, or quarrel
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AMASS
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to pile up; to accumulate; to collet for one's own use
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AMID
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in the middle of
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ANATHEMA
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something or someone loathed or detested
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ANCILLARY
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subordinate; providing assistance
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ANGST
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anxiety; fear; dread
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ANNEX
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to add or attach
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ANNUITY
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an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income
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ANTEDATE
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to be older than; to have come before
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ANTERIOR
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situated in front
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ANTHOLOGY
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a collection, espcially of literary works
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ANTHROPOMORPHIC
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ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals or objects
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ANTIPODAL
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situated on opposite sides orf the earth; exactly opposite
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ANIQUITY
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ancientness; ancient times
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APERTURE
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an opening
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APEX
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highest point
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APOGEE
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he most distant point in the oribt of the moon or of an artificial satellite
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APOPLEXY
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stroke (that is, numness and paralysis resulting from the sudden loss of blood flow to the brain)
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APOSTASY
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abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty
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APPALLING
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causing horror or consternation
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APPARITION
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a ghost or ghostly object
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APPELLATION
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a name
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APPENDAGE
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something added on to something eles; a supplement
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APPORTION
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to distribute proportionally; to divide into portion
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APPOSITE
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distinctly suitable; pertinent
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APPRAISE
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to estimate the value or quality of; to judge
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APPRISE
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to give notice to; to inform
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APPURTENANCE
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something extra; an appendage; an accessorhy
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APROPOS
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appropriate; coming at the right time
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APT
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appropriate; having a tendency to; likely
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ARCADE
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a passageway defined by a series of arches; a covered passageway with shops on either side; an area filled with coin-operated games
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ARCHIPELAGO
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a large group of islands
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ARCHIVES
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a place where historical documents or materials are stored; he document or materials themselves
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ARID
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very dry; lacking life, interest, or imagination
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ARMAMENT
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implements of war; the process of arming for war
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ARMISTICE
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truce
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ARRAIGN
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to bring to court to answer an indictment; to accuse
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ARRANT
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utter; unmitigated; very bad
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ARREARS
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the state of being in debt; unpaid debts
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ARSENAL
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a collection of armaments; a facility for storing or producing armament; a supply of anything useful
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ARTICULATE
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to pronounce clearly; to experss clearly
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ARTISAN
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a person skilled in a craft
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ASCERTAIN
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to determine with certainty; to find out definitely
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ASCRIBE
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to credit to or assign; to attribute
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ASKANCE
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with suspicion or disapproval
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ASPERSION
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a slanderous or damning remark
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ASSAIL
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to attack vigorously
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ASSERT
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to claim strongly; to affirm
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ASSESS
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to evaluate; to estimate; to appraise
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ASTRINGENT
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harsh; severe; withering
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ASYLUM
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a mental hospital or similar institution; to refuge; a place of safety
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ATONE
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to make amends
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ATROPHY
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to wither away; to deceline from disuse
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ATTEST
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to give proof of; to declare to be true or correct; to give testimony
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ATTRIBUTE
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to credit to or assign; to ascribe
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AUGUR
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to serve as an omen or be a sign; to predict or foretell
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AUGUST
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inspiring admiration or awe
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AUSPICES
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protection; support; sponsorship
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AUXILIARY
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secondary; additional;; giving assistance or aid
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AVAIL
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to help; to be of use; to serve
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AVANT-GARDE
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the vanguard; members of a group, especially of a literary or artistic one, who are at the cutting edege of their field
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AVERSION
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a strong feeling of dislike
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AVERT
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to turn away; to prevent
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AVID
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eager; enthusiastic
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BACCHANAL
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a party animal; a drunken reveler; a drunken revelry or orgy
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BALEFUL
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menacing; threatening
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BALK
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to abruptly refuse (to do something); to stop short
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BALLYHOO
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sensational advertising or promotion; uproar
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BALM
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something that heals or soothes
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BANDY
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to toss back and forth; to exchange
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BANTER
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an exchange rof good-humored or mildly teasing remarks
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BAROQUE
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extravagantly ornate; flamboynt in style
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BARRAGE
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a concetnrated outpouring of artillery fire, or of anything else
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BAUBLE
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a gaudy trinket,; a small, inexpensive ornament
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BEDLAM
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noisy uproar and chaos; a place characterized by noisy uproar and chaos
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BEGRUDGE
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to envy another's possession or enjoyment of something; to be reluctant to give, or to give grudgingly
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BEHEST
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command; order
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BEMOAN
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to mourn about; to lament
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BENEDICTION
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a blessing; an utterance of good wishes
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BENIGHTED
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ignorant; unenlightened
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BESTOW
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to present as a gift; to confer
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BILIOUS
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ill-tempered; cranky
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BIVOUAC
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a temporary encampment, especially of soldiers
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BLANCH
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to turn pale; to cause to turn pale
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BLAND
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mild; tasteless; dull; unlively
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BLANDISHMENT
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flattery
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BLISS
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perfect contentment; extreme joy
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BLUSTER
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to roar; to be loud; to be tumultuous
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BOMBAST
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pompous or pretentious speech or writing
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BON VIVANT
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a person who enjoys good food, good drink, and luxurious living
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BONA FIDE
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sincere; done or made in good faith; authentic; genuine
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BOON
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a blessing; a benefit
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BOOR
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a rude or churlish person
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BOOTY
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goods taken from an enemy in war; plunder; stolen or confiscated goods
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BOTCH
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to bungle; to ruin through poor or clumsy effort
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BRACING
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invigorating
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BRANDISH
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to wave or display threateningly
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BRAVADO
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a false show or ostentatious show of bravery or defiance
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BRAWN
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big muscles; great strength
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BRAZEN
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impudent; bold
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