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151 Cards in this Set
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abandoned hope
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abandoned hope
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abated pride
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abated pride
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abbreviated visit
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abbreviated visit
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abhorred thralldom
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thralldom = enslaved or in bondage
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abiding romance
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abiding romance
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abject submission
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abject submission
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abjured ambition
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abjured ambition
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able strategist
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able strategist
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abnormal talents
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abnormal talents
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abominably perverse
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abominably perverse
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abounding happiness
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abounding happiness
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abridged statement
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abridged statement
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abrogated law
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abrogated law
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abrupt transition
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abrupt transition
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absolutely irrevocable
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absolutely irrevocable
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absorbed reverie
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absorbed reverie
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abstemious diet
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abstemious diet
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abstract character
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abstract character
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abstruse reasoning
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abstruse reasoning
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absurdly dangerous
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absurdly dangerous
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abundant opportunity
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abundant opportunity
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abusive epithet
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abusive epithet
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abysmally apologetic
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abysmally apologetic
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academic rigor
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academic rigor
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accelerated progress
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accelerated progress
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accentuated playfulness
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accentuated playfulness
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accepted littleness
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accepted littleness
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accessible pleasures
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accessible pleasures
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accessory circumstances
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accessory circumstances
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accidental lapse
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accidental lapse
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accommodating temper
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accommodating temper
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accomplished ease
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accomplished ease
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accredited agent
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accredited agent
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accumulated burden
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accumulated burden
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accurate appraisement
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accurate appraisement
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accursed enemy
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accursed enemy
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accusing glance
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accusing glance
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accustomed lucidity
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accustomed lucidity
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aching desire
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aching desire
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acknowledged authority
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acknowledged authority
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acoustical effects
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acoustical effects
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acquired timidity
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acquired timidity
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acrid controversy
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acrid controversy
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acrimonious warfare
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acrimonious warfare
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actively zealous
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actively zealous
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actualized ideals
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actualized ideals
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acutely conscious
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acutely conscious
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adamantine rigidity
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adamantine rigidity
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adaptive wit
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adaptive wit
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adduced facts
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adduce = cite as an example
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adequate execution
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adequate execution
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adhesive quality
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adhesive quality
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administered rebuke
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administered rebuke
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admirable reserve
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admirable reserve
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admissible evidence
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admissible evidence
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admittedly inferior
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admittedly inferior
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admonitory gesture
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admonitory gesture
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adolescent youth
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adolescent youth
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adorable vanity
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adorable vanity
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adroit flatterer
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adroit flatterer
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adulated stranger
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adulate = praise, flatter
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adventitious way
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adventitious = not inherent, added extrinsically
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adventurous mind
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adventurous mind
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adverse experience
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adverse experience
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affably accommodating
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affably accommodating
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affected indifference
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affected indifference
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affectionate approval
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affectionate approval
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affianced lady
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affianced lady
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affirmative attitude
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affirmative attitude
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affluent language
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affluent language
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affrighted slave
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affright = frighten
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aggravated faults
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aggravated faults
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aggregate body
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aggregate body
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aggressive selfishness
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aggressive selfishness
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agile mind
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agile mind
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agitated imagination
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agitated imagination
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agonizing appeal
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agonizing appeal
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agreeable frankness
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agreeable frankness
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aimless confusion
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aimless confusion
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airy splendor
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airy splendor
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alarming rapidity
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alarming rapidity
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alert acceptance
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alert acceptance
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algebraic brevity
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algebraic brevity
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alien splendor
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alien splendor
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alleged reluctance
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alleged reluctance
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allegorical vein
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allegory = a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
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allied subjects
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allied subjects
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alliterative suggestion
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alliterative suggestion
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all-pervading influence
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all-pervading influence
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alluring idleness
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alluring idleness
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alternating opinion
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alternate = to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate
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altogether dissimilar
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altogether dissimilar
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altruistic ideal
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altruistic ideal
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amatory effusions
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effusion = pouring out
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amazing artifice
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amazing artifice
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ambidextrous assistant
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ambidextrous assistant
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ambiguous grimace
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ambiguous grimace
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ambitious project
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ambitious project
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ambling pedestrian
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ambling pedestrian
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ambrosial essence
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ambrosial essence
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amiable solicitude
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amiable solicitude
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amicable arrangement
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amicable arrangement
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amorous youth
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amorous youth
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ample culture
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ample = fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
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amusing artlessness
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amusing artlessness
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analogous example
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analogous example
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analytical survey
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analytical survey
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ancestral creed
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ancestral creed
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ancient garb
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garb = a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk
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angelic softness
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angelic softness
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angry protestations
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angry protestations
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anguished entreaty
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anguished entreaty
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angular features
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angular features
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animated eloquence
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animated eloquence
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annoying complications
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annoying complications
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anomalous appearance
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anomalous appearance
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anonymous benefactor
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anonymous benefactor
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answering response
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answer = to solve or present a solution of.
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antagonistic views
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antagonistic views
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antecedent facts
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antecedent facts
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anticipated attention
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anticipated attention
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antiquated prudery
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prudery = excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
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anxious misgiving
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misgiving = a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
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apathetic greeting
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apathetic greeting
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aphoristic wit
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aphoristic wit
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apish agility
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apish = 1.
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape. 2. slavishly imitative. 3. foolishly affected; silly. |
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apocalyptic vision
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apocalyptic vision
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apocryphal lodger
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apocryphal = questionable authenticity; lodger = a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
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apologetic explanation
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apologetic explanation
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apostrophic dignity
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apostrophe 1. '
2. a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?” |
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appalling dignity
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appalling dignity
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apparent significance
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apparent significance
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appealing picture
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appealing picture
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appointed function
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appointed function
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apposite illustration
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apposite illustration
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appreciable relief
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appreciable relief
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appreciative fervor
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appreciative fervor
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apprehensive dread
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apprehensive dread
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apprentice touch
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apprentice touch
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appropriate designation
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appropriate designation
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approving smile
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approving smile
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approximately correct
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approximately correct
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aptly suggested
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aptly suggested
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arbitrarily imposed
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arbitrarily imposed
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arch conspirator
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arch conspirator
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arched embrasure
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embrasure = flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet
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archaeological pursuits
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archaeological pursuits
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architectural grandeur
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architectural grandeur
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ardent protest
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ardent protest
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arduous quest
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arduous quest
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arid formula
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arid formula
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