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76 Cards in this Set
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abet
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abrogate
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abolish
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abut (verb)
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join, border upon
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accede (to)
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agree
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accoutre
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equip
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and tempere
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acme
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top, pinnacle, apex
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acrid
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sharp, bitterly pungent (acrid odour)
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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acrimonious
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bitter in words and manner
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
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affliction
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state of distress; cause of suffering
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agglomeration
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collection; heap; gramada
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allay
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calm; pacify
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alliteration
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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alloy (verb)
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mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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aloft
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upward; "the sailor climbed aloft"
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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amble (noun)
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moving at an easy pace; "a gentle amble"
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amity
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friendship
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amnesty
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pardon
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analogous
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comparable
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analogy
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similarity; parallelism
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ancillary
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serving as an aid
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anguish
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acute pain; extreme suffering
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent
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annex (a anexa)
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a anexa
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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anticlimax (anticlimacticw)
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letdown in thought or emotion
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annex (a anexa)
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a anexa
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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antagonism
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hostility; active resistance
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anticlimax (anticlimacticw)
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letdown in thought or emotion
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ape (veb)
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imitate or mimic
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aperture
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opening, hole
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apex
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tip, summit, climax
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apostate (apostasy)
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one who abandons his religious beliefs or political views
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append
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attach, affix
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application (secondary meaning)
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diligent attention
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appraise
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estimate the value of
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apprise
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inform
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arbiter, arbitrator
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a person with the power to decide a dispute; judge
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arbitrary
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capricious; tyrannical; randomly chosen
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arcane
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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ardent
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intense; passionate; zealous
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arduous
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hard; strenuous
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array
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clothe; adorn
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arrest
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stop or slow down; catch someone's attention
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asperity
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sharpness of temper
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aspersion
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slander; derogatory remarks
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assail
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assault
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assiduous
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diligent
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atavism
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reversion to an earlier type
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atone
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make amends for; pay
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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attest
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testify; bear witness
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attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers
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audacious (audacity)
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daring; bold
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo
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autocratic
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having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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aver
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assert; affirm
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averse (to) adj
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disinclined; reluctant
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badinage
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teasing conversation
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bait (verb)
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harass; tease
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baleful
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deadly; ominous
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balk
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stop short; refuse to go on
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balmy
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mild; fragrant
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bandy
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discuss lightly or gibly;
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bantering
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good-natured ridiculing
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barb
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openly cutting remark
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