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59 Cards in this Set
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audit
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n. examination of accounts
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audacity
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n. courage
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atrophy
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n. wasting away
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asperity
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n. sharpness (of temper)
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atrocity
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n. cruel deed
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arroyo
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n. gully
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aspiration
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n. strong wish or desire
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ascetic
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adj. practicing self-denial adj. austere
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aureole
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n. the ring around the sun n. halo
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ashen
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adj. ash-colored
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autonomous
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adj. self-governing
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ascertain
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vb. find out for certain
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atheistic
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adj. denying the existence of God
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artifact
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n. product of primitive culture
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atypical
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adj. not normal
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articulate
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adj. effective adj. distinct
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attest
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vb. testify vb. supply or be evidence of
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arrogate
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vb. claim without reasonable grounds
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atelier
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n. workshop n. studio
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arrogance
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n. conceitedness
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atavism
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n. resemblance to distant ancestors rather than to parents n. deformity returning after passage of two or more generations
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artifice
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n. deception n. trickery
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astral
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adj. relating to the stars
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ascendancy
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n. controlling influence
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asteroid
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n. small planet
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asceticism
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n. doctrine of self-denial
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automaton
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n. mechanism which imitates actions of humans
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artisan
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n. a manually skilled worker
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assiduous
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adj. done with great care and focus
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askew
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adv. crookedly adv. slanted adv. at an angle
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autocrat
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n. monarch with supreme power
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arrears
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n. being in debt
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astronomical
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ADJ. ENORMOUSLY LARGE OR EXTENSIVE
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aseptic
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adj. preventing putrefaction or blood poisoning by killing bacteria
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augment
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vb. increase
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askance
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adv. with a sideways or indirect look
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austerity
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n. strictness n. severity
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ascribe
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vb. refer vb. attribute vb. assign
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assuage
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vb. ease vb. lessen (pain)
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array
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vb. clothe vb. adorn
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auroral
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adj. pertaining to the aurora borealis
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asinine
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adj. stupid
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auspicious
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adj. favoring success
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assimilate
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vb. absorb vb. cause to become all the same
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assessment
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n. estimation n. estimation of the price of something
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aspirant
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n. seeker after position or status
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attribute
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n. essential quality
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ASTUTE
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adj. wise adj. sly
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authoritative
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adj. having the weight of authority adj. tending to command or rule
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atenuate
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vb. make thin vb. weaken
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aspersion
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n. hateful and false remark
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assay
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vb. to closely examine vb. evaluate
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astringent
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adj. binding adj. cuasing the bending of the muscles
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augury
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n. sign that serves as a warning n. prediction of the future
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authenticate
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vb. prove genuine
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assail
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vb. attack
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attrition
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n. gradual wearing down
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astigmatism
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n. eye defect whcih prevents proper focus
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austere
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adj. strict adj. severe
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