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26 Cards in this Set
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abase |
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
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abstruse |
difficult to understand |
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acumen |
quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight |
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adroit |
dexterous; deft |
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aesthetic |
having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
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affable |
easygoing; friendly |
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alacrity |
cheerful willingness; eagerness |
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alleviate |
to ease a pain or a burden |
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altruism |
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness |
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amalgam |
a combination of diverse elements; a mixture |
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ambiguous |
open to more than one interpretation |
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ambivalent |
simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
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amiable |
friendly and agreeable i disposition; good-natured and likable |
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anachronistic |
the representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order |
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apathetic |
feeling or showing little emotion |
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arboreal |
relating to or resembling a tree |
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arcane |
known or understood by only a few |
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archaic |
characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned |
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ascertain |
to discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation |
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assimilate |
incorporated and absorbed into the mind; made similar; caused to resemble |
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astute |
shrewd; clever |
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augment |
to make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
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aural |
of, relating to, or perceived by the ear |
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austere |
without decoration; strict |
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autonomy |
independence; self-determination; self-government or the right of self-government |
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averse |
strongly disinclined |
