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83 Cards in this Set
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aquiline
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curved, hooked
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arable
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fit for plowing
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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arbitary
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fixed or decided; despotic
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arcade
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covered passageway, usually line with shops.
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archaeolohy
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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archaic
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antiqated
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archipelago
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group of closely located islands
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ardor
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heat; passopn; zeal
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arduous
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strenuous
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argot
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slang
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aromatic
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fragrant
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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arrant
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thorough; complete; unmitigated
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arrogance
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haughtiness
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artifacts
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products of primitive culture
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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artisan
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manually skilled worker
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ascertain
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find out for certain
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial
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asceticism
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doctrine of self-denial
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ascribe
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refer; attrubute; assign
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ashen
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ash-colored
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asinie
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stupid
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askance
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with a side ways or indirect look
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askew
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crookedly; slanted at an angle
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asperity
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sharpness (of temper)
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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aspirant
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seeker after position or status
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aspiration
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noble ambition
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assail
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assault
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assay
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analyze; evalute
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asseverate
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make a positive statement or solemn declaration
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assiduous
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diligent
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assuage
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ease; lessen (pain)
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asteroid
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small planet
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astral
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relating to the stars
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astringent
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binding; causing contraction
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astute
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wise; shrewd
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atheistic
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denying the existence of God
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athwart
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across; in opposition
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atrocity
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brutal deed
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atrophy
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wasting away
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attenuate
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make thin; weaken
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attest
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testify, bear witness
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attribute
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essential quality
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attrition
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gradual wearing down
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atypical
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not normal
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audacity
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boldness
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audit
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examination of accounts
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augment
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increase
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augury
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omen; prophecey
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auspocopus
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favoring success
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austere
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strict, stern
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austerity
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sternness; severity
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authenticate
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prove genuine
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autocrat
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monarch with supreme power
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automaton
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mechaism which imitates action of humans
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autonomous
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self-governing
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autopsy
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examination of a dead body; postmortem
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auxiliary
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helper, additional or subsidiary
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
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aver
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state confidently
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averse
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reluctant
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avid
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greedy; eager for
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avouch
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affirm; proclaim
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avow
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declare openly
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awe
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solemn wonder
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awry
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distorted; crooked
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axiom
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self-evident truth requiring no proof
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azure
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sky blue
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babble
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chatter idly
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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badger
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pester; annoy
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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baleful
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deadly; destructive
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balk
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foil
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balmy
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mild; fragrant
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banal
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hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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bandanna
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large, bright colored handkerchief
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baneful
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ruinous; poisonous
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bantering
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good-natured ridiculing
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