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130 Cards in this Set
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aback
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surprised. startled
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abase
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to humiliate and lower
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abate
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to lessen, to decrease
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abdicate
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to yield, to give up
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abduct
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to take away, to kidnap
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aberration
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abnormality
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abet
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to encourage
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abeyance
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a temporary postponement
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abhor
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to hate, to detest
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abide
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to remain; to put up with
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abject
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miserable, wretched
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abjure
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to give up rights
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ablution
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a washing, cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, to reject
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abolition
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putting an end to
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abominate
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to detest
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aborigine
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original inhabitant
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abortive
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unsuccessful
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abound
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to be large in number
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aboveboard
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honest, frank, open
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abrade
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to wear away
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abridge
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to shorten
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abrogate
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to abolish, to repeal
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abscond
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to secretly leave, to flee
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absolve
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to free from responsibility
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abstinence
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resisting tempting foods
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abut
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to touch, to reast on or against
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accede
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to agree to
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acclaim
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to greet with approval
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acclimate
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to adapt, get used to
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acclivity
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upwards slope
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accolade
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honor, award
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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accoutrement
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equipment, outfit
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accredit
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to approve, to certify
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accretion
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an increase, an addition
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accrue
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to gather, to accumulate
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acerbic
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sharp or bitter in taste or smell
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acme
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highest point, peak
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acoustics
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branch of physics dealing with sound
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acquiesce
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to agree, to consent
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acquit
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to free of guilt, to clear
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acrimonious
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harsh in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actulate
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to put into motion or action
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acumen
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mental keenness, shrewdness
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adage
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a familiar saying
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adamant
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stubborn
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addendum
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something added as a supplement
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adduce
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to give an example in proving something
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adept
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highly skilled
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adjudicate
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to judge
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adjunct
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a subordinate, an assistant
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admonish
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to warn
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ado
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fuss, trouble
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adonis
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a very handsome man
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adorn
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to dress up, to decorate
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adroit
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skillful, clever
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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adulturate
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to make impure
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advent
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an arrival
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adventitious
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accidental
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adversary
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enemy, opponent
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adversity
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misfortune, distress
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advocate
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to recommend; to defend
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aegis
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a shield
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aesthetic
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pertraining to beauty
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affable
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friendly, agreeable
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affectation
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a phony attitude, insincerity
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affiliate
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to associate or to unite with
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affinity
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attraction to
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affix
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attach
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affliction
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great suffering, hardship
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affluence
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wealth
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affront
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an insult
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aftermath
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outcome, result
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agape
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open-mouthed, surprised
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aggrandize
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to enlarge or expand
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aggravate
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to worsen an already bad situation
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aggregate
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to collect, gather together
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agile
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able to move quickly
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agitate
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to upset
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agnostic
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one who doubts the existance of god
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agoraphobia
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fear of open spaces
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agrarian
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pertraining to farmers and agriculture
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ague
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a fever, plague
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alacricy
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liveliness, willingness
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albatross
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a constant burden
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albeit
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although
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alimentary
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furnished food or nourishment
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allay
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to relieve or calm
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alleged
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so-called, supposed
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allegory
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a symbolic work of literature
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allegro
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quick, rapid
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alleviate
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to lessen, to relieve
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific reason
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allude
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to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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alluring
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tempting, fascinating
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aloft
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up in the air
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aloof
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cool, indifferent
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altercation
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an argument
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altruism
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unselfishness, concern for others
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amalgamate
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to combine, to blend
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amass
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to accumulate, to collect.
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ambidextrous
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equally skillful with either hand
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ambient
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surround, on all sides
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ambiguous
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unclear, open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalence
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conflicting feelings towards something or someone
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ambrosial
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pleasing to the taste or smell
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ambulatory
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moving around, capable of walking
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ambuscade
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hidden or secret attack
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ameliorate
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make better, improve
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amenable
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agreeable, responsive
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amend
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to change, to alter
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amiable
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friendly, pleasant
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amicable
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friendly, agreeable
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amiss
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wrong, faulty, impropper
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amity
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friendship
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amnesty
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official pardon for an offense
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amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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amorous
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loving
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amphibious
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able to live on land and water
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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to make larger or greater
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anachronism
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somethiong out of place or time
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analgesic
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drug that relieves pain
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anathema
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a curse; a person of thing to be avoided
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ancillary
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helping
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