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66 Cards in this Set
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Adulation(n.)
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flattery; admiration
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adulterate(v.)
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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advent(n.)
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arrival
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adventitious(adj.)
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accidental; casual
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adversary(n.)
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opponnent
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adverse(adj.)
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unfavorable; hostile
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adversity(n.)
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poverty; misfortune
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advocacy(n.)
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support; active pleading on something's behalf
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advocate(v.)
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urge ; plead for
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aeria(n.)
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nest of a large bird of prey
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aesthetic(adj.)
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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affable(adj.)
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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affected(adj.)
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artificial;pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affidavit(n.)
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written statement made under oath
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affiliation(n.)
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joining; associating with
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affinity(n.)
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kinship
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affirmation(n.)
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positive assertion; conformation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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affix(v.)
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fastten;attach;add on
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affliction(n.)
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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affluence(n.)
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abundance;wealth
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abundant
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affront(n.)
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insult;offense
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aftermath(n.)
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consequences;outcome;upshot
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agenda(n.)
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items of buisness at a meeting
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agent(n.)
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means or instrument;personal representative; person acting in an official capacity
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agglomeration(n.)
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collection;heaps
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aggrandize(v.)
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increase or intensify
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aggregate(v.)
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gather;accumulate
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aggresor(n.)
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attacker
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aghast(adj.)
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horrified
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agility(n.)
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nimbleness
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agitate(v.)
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stir-up;disturb
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agnostic(n.)
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one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
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agrarian(adj.)
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pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity(n.)
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cheerful promptness
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alchemy(n.)
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medieval chemistry
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alcove(n.)
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
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alias(n.)
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an assumed name
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alienate(v.)
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make hostile; separate
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alimentary(adj.)
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supplying nourishment
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alimony(n.)
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payment by a husband to his divorced wife or vice versa
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allay(v.)
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calm; pacify
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allege(v.)
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state without proof
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allegiance(n.)
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loyalty
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allegory(n.)
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story in which characters are used as symbolic fable
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alleviate(v.)
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relieve
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alliteration(n.)
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repetition of beggining sound in poetry
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allocate(v.)
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assign
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alloy(n.)
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mixture of metals
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alloy(v.)
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mix;make less pure; lessen
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allude(v.)
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refer indirectly
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allure(v.)
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entice;attract
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allusion(n.)
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indirect reference
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aloft(adv.)
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upward
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aloof(adj.)
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apart;reserved;shy by nature
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altercation(n.)
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noisy quarrel
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altruitic(adj)
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concerned for others; unselfishly generous
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amalgamate(v.)
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combine; unite in one body
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amass(v.)
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collect
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ambidextrous(adj.)
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using both hands easily
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ambience(n.)
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environment;atmosphere
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ambiguous(adj.)
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence(n.)
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambulatory(adj.)
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able to walk; not bedridden
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ameliorate(v.)
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improve
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amenable(adj.)
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readily managed; willing to be led
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amend(v.)
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correct; change; generally for the better
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