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65 Cards in this Set
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adulation
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(n) flattery; admiration
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adulterate
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(v) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent
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(n) arrival
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adventitious
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(adj) accidental; casual
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adversary
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(n) opponent
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adverse
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(adj) unfavorable; hostile
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adversity
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(n) poverty; misfortune
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advocacy
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(n) support; active pleading on something's behalf
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advocate
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(v) urge; plead for
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aesthetic
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(adj) artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affable
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(adj) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected
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(adj) artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
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affidavit
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(n) written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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(n) joining, association with
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affinity
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(n) positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix
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(v) fasten; attach; add on
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affliction
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(n) state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence
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(n) abundance, wealth
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affront
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(n) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
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aftermath
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(n) consequences; outcome; upshot
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agenda
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(n) items of business at a meeting
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agent
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(n) means or instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity
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agglomeration
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(n) collection; heap
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aggrandize
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(v) increase or intensify
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aggregate
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(v) gather; accumulate
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aggressor
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(n) attacker
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aghast
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(adj) horrified
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agility
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(n) nimbleness
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agitate
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(v) stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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(n) one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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agrarian
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(adj) pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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(n) cheerful promptness
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alchemy
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(n) medieval chemistry
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alcove
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(n) nook, small, recessed section of a room
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alias
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(n) an assumed name
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alienate
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(v) make hostile; separate
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alimentary
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(adj) supplying nourishment
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alimony
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(n) payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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(v) calm; pacify
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allege
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(v) state without proof
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allegiance
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(n) loyalty
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allegory
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(n) story in which characters are used as symbols
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alleviate
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(v) relieve
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alliteration
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(n) repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
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(v) assign
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alloy
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(n) a mixture as of metals
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alloy
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(v) mix; make less pure; lessen moderate
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allude
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(v) refer indirectly
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allure
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(v) entice; attract
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allusion
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(n) indirect reference
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aloft
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(adv) upward
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aloof
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(adj) apart, reserved
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altercation
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(n) noisy quarrel; heated dispute
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altruistic
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(adj) unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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amalgamate
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(v) combine; unite in one body
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amass
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(v) collect
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ambidexterous
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(adj) capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambience
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(n) environment; atmosphere
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ambiguous
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(adj) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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(n) the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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amble
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(n) moving at an easy pace
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ambulatory
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(adj) able to walk; not bedridden
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ameliorate
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(v) improve
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amenable
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(adj) readily managed; willing to be led
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amend
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(v) correct; change, generally for the better
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