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15 Cards in this Set
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adroit
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def: skillfull, clever
syn: dexterous, apt ant: clumsy, awkward |
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adulterate
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def: to make impure, to contaminate
ant: refine; refined |
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adventitious
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deff: accidental; nonessential
syn: incidental |
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aegis
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def: a shield; protection; sponsership
syn: backing |
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aethetic
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def: pertaining to beauty
syn: artistic |
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affectation
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def: a phony attitude; pose
syn: insincerity; sham ant: sincerity, genuineness |
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affinity
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def: an attraction to
syn: partiality, fondness ant: aversion |
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affluence
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def: wealth; richness
syn: abundance ant: impoverished, destitute |
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agape
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def: open-mouthed; surprised; agog
syn: awe-stricken |
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aggrandize
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def: to enlarge; to expand
syn: increase, augment, enrich ant: decrease, diminish |
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altruism
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def: a concern for others; generosity
syn: unselfishness, magnanimity ant: selfishness, egoism |
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ambiguous
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def: open to more than one interpretation
syn: unclear, uncertain, vague ant: explicit, definite |
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amoral
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def: lacking a sence of right and wrong
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amorphous
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def: shapeless, formless, vague
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animosity
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def: hatred
syn: ill-will, hostility ant: friendliness, congeniality |
