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110 Cards in this Set
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Abash
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to make ashamed, to embarass
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Abate
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To subside, reduce
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Abdicate
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to step down from position of power or responsibility
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Aberration
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something not typical, a deviation from the standard
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Abhor
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to hate very very much
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Abject
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hopeless, extremely sad and servile
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself things, to reject, to renounce
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Abortive
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unsuccessful
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Abridge
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to shorten, to condense
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Absolute
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total, unlimited
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Absolve
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forgive, free from blame, to free from sin, to free from obligation
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Abstinent
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abstaining; voluntarily not doing something
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Abstract
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theoretical
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Abstruse
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hard to understand
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Abysmal
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extremely hopeless, bottomless
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Accolade
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an award, an honor
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone aggressively
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Acerbic
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sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood, or tone
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Acquiesce
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to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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Acrid
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harshly pungent, bitter
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Acrimonious
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full of spite, bitter, nasty
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Acumen
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keeness of judgement, mental sharpness
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Acute
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sharp; shrewd
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Adamant
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stubborn, unyielding, completely inflexible
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Address
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to speak to, to direct one's attention to
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Adherent
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follower; supporter; believer
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Admonish
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to scold gently, to warn
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Adroit
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skillful, dexterous, clever, shrewd
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Adulation
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wild excessive admiration
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Adulterate
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to contaminate, to make impure
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Adverse
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unfavorable, antagonistic
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Affable
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easy to talk to
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Affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior., usually intended to impress
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Aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty
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Affinity
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sympathy, attraction, kinship, similarity
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Affluent
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rich; prosperous
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Agenda
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program, things to be done
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Aggregate
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sum total, collection of separate things mixed together
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Agnostic
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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
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Agrarian
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relating to land, relating to management or farming of land
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Alacrity
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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
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Allege
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to assert without proof
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Alleviate
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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely
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Allocate
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to distribute, to assign, to allot
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Alloy
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a combination of two or more things, usually metals
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Allusion
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an indirect reference, a hint
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Aloof
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uninvolved, standing off, keeping one's distance
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Altruism
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selflessness, generosity, devotion to the interests of others
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Ambiance
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atmosphere; mood; feeling
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Ambiguous
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unclear in meaning, confusing, capable of being interpreted in different ways
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Ambivalent
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undecided, having opposed feelings simultaneously
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Ameliorate
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to make better or tolerable
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Amenable
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obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
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Amenity
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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
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Amiable
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friendly; agreeable
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Amnesty
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an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
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Amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings
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Amorous
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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love, relating to love
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Amorphous
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shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike
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anacrhonism
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something out of place in time or history, an incongruity
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Analogy
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a comparison of one thing to another; similarity
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Anarchy
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absence of government or control
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Anecdote
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a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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Anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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Animosity
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resentment; hostility; ill will
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Anomaly
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an aberration, an irregularity
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Antecedent
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Someone or something that went before, something that provides a model for something that came after it
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Antipathy
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Firm dislike
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Antithesis
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the direct opposite
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Apartheid
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the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
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Apathy
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lack of interest, lack of feeling
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Aphorism
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a brief, often witty saying, a proverb
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Apocalypse
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a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
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Apocryphal
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of dubious authenticity, ficticious
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Apotheosis
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elevation to devine status, the perfect example of something
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Appease
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to soothe; to pacify by giving in to
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Appreciate
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to increase in value
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Apprehensive
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worried; anxious
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Approbation
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approval; praise
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Appropriate
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to take without permission, to set aside for a particular use
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Aptitude
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Capacity for learning; natural ability
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Arbiter
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one who decides; a judge
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Arbitrary
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Random, capricious
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Arcane
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mysterious, known only to a few
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Archaic
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extremely old, ancient, outdated
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Archetype
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an original model or pattern
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Ardent
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passion, enthusiastic
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Arduous
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Hard, Difficult
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Aristocratic
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of noble birth; snobbish
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Artful
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crafty; willy; sly
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Artifice
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a clever trick; cunning
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Ascendancy
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supremacy; domination
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Ascetic
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hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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Assiduous
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hardworking; busy; quite diligent
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Assimilate
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to take in; to absorb; to learn throughly
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Assuage
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to sooth, to pacify, to ease the pain of; to relieve
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Astute
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shrewd; keen in judgement
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Atheist
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one who does not believe in the existence of any god or devine being
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Attrition
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gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
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Audacity
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Boldness, reckless daring, impertinence
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Augment
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to make bigger, to add to, to increase
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Auspicious
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favorable, promising, pointing to a good result
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Austere
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unadorned, stern, forbidding, without excess
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Autocratic
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ruling with absolute authority, extremely bossy
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Autonomous
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acting independently
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Avarice
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greed, excessive love of riches
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Avow
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to claim, to declare boldy, to admit
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Avuncular
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like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
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Awry
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off course; twisted to one side
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Axiom
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a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
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