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60 Cards in this Set
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Afoot
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In progress
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Afresh
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Again; after rest or interval
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Agglomerate
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To pile or heap together
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Aggrandize
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To extend or to make greater OR to cause to appear greatly; exaggerate
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Aggregate
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The entire quantity of something
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Agrarian
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Pertaining to (agricultural) land
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Aide-de-camp
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An officer who receives and transmits the orders of a general
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Airy
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Delicate, ethereal
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Alabaster
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A while or lightly tinted fine-grained gypsum (a mineral used in plaster and fertilizer)
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Alacrity
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Cheerful willingness
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Alder
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A small tree or shrub (of the genus Alumnus)
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Alderman
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A member of a municipal legislative body
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Alkali
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Anything that will neutralize an acid
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Allay
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To calm or reduce the intensity of
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Allege
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To assert to be true
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Allegory
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A symbolic representation (usually in narrative form)
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Allot
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To distribute or assign to something
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Allude
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To refer by incident or suggestion
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Alluvion
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A flood
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Altercate
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To argue or dispute vehemently
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Altruism
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Selflessness
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Amatory
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Of or related to (sexual) love
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Ambrosial
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Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious (Alessandra Ambrosio, anybody?)
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Ambulate
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To walk about
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Ameliorate
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To relieve OR to improve
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Amenable
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Willing to submit
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Amiable
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Friendly and good-natured
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Amicable
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Done in a friendly spirit
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Amity
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Friendship
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Amorous
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Having a propensity for falling in love; of or related to love
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Amour
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An illicit love affair
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Amplitude
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Largeness; greatness in size
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Amply
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Sufficiently
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Anachronism
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Something existing out of its own time
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Anagram
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A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
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Anarchy
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Absence or disregard of government
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Anathema
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Anything forbidden, as by social usage
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Anecdote
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A brief account of an incident
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Anemometer
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An instrument used to measure the force of the wind
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Anesthetic
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Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation
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Anhydrous
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Withered
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Animadversion
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Strong criticism or censure
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Animosity
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Hatred
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Annalist
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Historian
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Annuity
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An annual income
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Ante
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To stake OR to pay
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Antecede/antecedent
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To precede/Something that precedes or goes before
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Antechamber
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A waiting room for those who seek audience
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Antedate
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To assign a date earlier than the actual one
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Antemeridian
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Before noon
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Antemundane
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Before the world's creation
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Antenatal
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Before birth
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Anthropomorphous
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Resembling human form
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Antic
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A ludicrous action
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Antilogy
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Inconsistency or contradiction of ideas
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Antipathize
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To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike
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Antiphon/Antiphony
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A (musical) response/a composition sung responsively
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Antipode
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Opposite
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Antiquary
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One who collects and examines old things
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Antiquate
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To make old or obsolete
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