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30 Cards in this Set
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Acumen
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(n) Keen insight
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Acute
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1. (adj) Sharp, severe; 2. (adj) Having keen insight
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Adament
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(adj) Impervious, unmovable, unyielding
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Adept
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(adj) Extremely skilled
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Adhere
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1. (v) To stick to something; 2. (v) To follow devoutly
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Admonish
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(v) To caution, criticize, reprove
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Adorn
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(v) To decorate
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Adroit
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(adj) Skillful, dexterous
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Adulation
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(n) Extreme praise
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Adumbrate
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(v) To sketch out in a vague way
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Adverse
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(adj) Antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
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Advocate
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1. (v) To argue in favor of something; 2. (n) A person who argues in favor of something
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Aerial
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(adj) Somehow related to the air
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Aesthetic
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(adj) Artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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Affable
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(adj) Friendly, amiable
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Affinity
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(n) A spontaneous feeling of closeness
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Affluent
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(adj) Rich, wealthy
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Affront
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(n) An insult
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Aggrandize
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(v) To increase or make greater
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Aggregate
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1. (n) A whole or total; 2. (v) To gather into a mass
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Aggrieved
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(adj) Distressed, wronged, injured
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Agile
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(adj) Quick, nimble
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Agnostic
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(adj) Believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
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Agriculture
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(n) Farming
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Aisle
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(n) A passageway between rows of seats
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Alacrity
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(n) Eagerness, speed
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Alias
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(n) A false name or identity
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Allay
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(v) To soothe, ease
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Allege
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(v) To assert, usually without proof
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Alleviate
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(v) To relieve, make more bearable
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