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40 Cards in this Set
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allocate
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vb. assign
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amphibian
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adj. able to live both on land and in water
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amiss
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adj. wrong adj. faulty
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amenities
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n. agreeable manners n. courtesies
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altercation
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n. fight using a lot of words
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amalgamate
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vb. combine vb. unite in one body
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altruism
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n. unselfish aid to others n. generosity
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amicable
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adj. friendly
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aloof
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adj. apart adj. reserved
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amiable
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adj. agreeable adj. lovable
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amorphous
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adj. shapeless
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amnesty
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n. pardon
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amnesia
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n. loss of memory
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allusion
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n. indirect reference
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amazon
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n. female warrior
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amplify
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vb. enlarge
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ambience
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n. environment n. atmosphere
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ambiguous
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adj. doubtful in mearning
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ambulatory
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adj. able to walk
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ambrosia
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n. food of the togds
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ambidextrous
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adj. capable of using either hand with equale ease
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amass
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vb. collect
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amity
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n. friendship
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ambivalence
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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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aloft
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adv. upward
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amble
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n. mvoing at an easy pace
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ameliorate
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vb. improve
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amend
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vb. correct vb. change, generally for the better
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amenable
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adj. readily managed adj. willing to be led
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ample
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adj. abundant
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amulet
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n. charm n. talisman
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allude
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vb. refer indirectly
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anachronism
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n. an error involving time in a story
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amoral
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adj. not right
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amphitheater
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n. oval building with rows of seats
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analgesic
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adj. causing insensitivity to pain
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amuck
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adv. in a state of rage
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alloy
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n. a mixture as of metals
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amputate
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vb. cut off part of body vb. prune
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alluvial
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adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc.
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