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78 Cards in this Set
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alleviate
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relieve
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allocate
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assign
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alloy
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mixture of metals
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allude
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refer indirectly
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allusion
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indirect reference
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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altercation
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wordly quarrel
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altruism
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unselfish aid to others; generosity
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amalagmate
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combine; unite in one body
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amass
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collect
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ambigious
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doubtful in meaning
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amble
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moving at an easy pase
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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readily managed
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amenities
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agreeable manners; courtesies
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amiable
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agreeable; loveable
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amicable
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friendly
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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amnesty
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pardon
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amphibian
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able to live both on land and in water
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amphitheater
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oval building with tiers of seats
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ample
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abundant
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amplify
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enlarge
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amputate
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cut off part of body; prune
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amuck
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in a state of rage
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amulet
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charm; talisman
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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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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anathema
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solemn curse
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ancillary
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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
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andirons
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metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs
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anemia
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
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anesthetic
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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animated
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lively
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animosity
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active enmity
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annals
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records; history
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annihilate
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destroy
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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annul
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make void
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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irregularity
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anonymous
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having no name
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antagonism
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active resistance
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antediluvian
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antiquated; ancient
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anthropologist
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student of the history and science of mankind
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anticlimax
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letdown in thought or emotion
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection
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antithesis
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contrast; direct opposite of to
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apathetic
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indifferent
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aperture
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opening; hole
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apex
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summit; climax
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aphorism
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pithy maxim
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aplomb
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poise
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apocryphal
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not genuine; sham
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apogee
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highest point
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apostate
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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apothecary
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druggist
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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apotheosis
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deification; glorification
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apparition
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ghost; phantom
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appease
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pacify; soothe
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appellation
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name; title
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append
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attach
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appraise
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estimate value of
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apprehend
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arrest(a criminal); dread; perceive
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apprehensive
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fearful; discerning
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apprise
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inform
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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