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