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30 Cards in this Set
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Aggrandize (verb)
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increase in size or intensity
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Aggregate (Verb)
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to combine and form a mass
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Aghast (Adjective)
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struck with overwhelming shock or amazement
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Akimbo (Adjective)
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with hands on hips and elbows bent outwards
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Alacrity (Noun)
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willingness or readyness
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Algid (Adjective)
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cold
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Allay (Verb)
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to put fear or doubt to rest; calm down
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Alleviate (Verb)
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mitigate; lessen
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Aloof (Adjective)
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at a distance in feeling or interest
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Altercation (Noun)
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noisy argument or controversy
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Amalgamation (Noun)
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a union or merger
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Ambivalent (Adjective)
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having contradictory feelings
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Amble (Verb)
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to stroll, walk
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Ameliorate (Verb)
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to improve
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Amend (Verb)
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improve, change for the better
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Amiable (Adjective)
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friendly
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Amorous (Adjective)
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relating to or showing love
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Amorphous (Adjective)
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without shape or borders
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Anomaly (noun)
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something that does not fit into the normal order
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Aphorism (Noun)
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a short saying
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Apocalypse (noun)
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total devastation, the end of the world
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Apparitional (adjective)
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ghostly, spectral
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Arbitrator (Noun)
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one who settles controversy between two sides
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Ascetic (noun)
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one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline
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Assuage 9verb)
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to ease or pacify
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Atone (for) (Verb)
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to apologize, makes amends for
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Audacious (Adjective)
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excessively bold
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Augment (verb)
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increase
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Austere (adjective)
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very bare, bleak simple
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Baleful (adjective
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harmful or threatening
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