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50 Cards in this Set
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accrue
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to accumulate, grow by addition
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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acme
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highest point, summit
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acquiesce
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to agree, comply quietly
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acquittal
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release from blame
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acrid
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harsh, bitter
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acrimony
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bitterness, animosity
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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sharpness of insight
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acute
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sharp, pointed
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adage
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old saying, proverb
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adamant
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uncompromising, unyielding
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adapt
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to accommodate, adjust
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adhere
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to cling or follow without deviation
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adjacent
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next to
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adjunct
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something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
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to cautioni or reprimand
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adroit
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skillfull, accomplished, highly competent
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adulation
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high praise
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adulterate
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to make impure or to corrupt
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adumbrate
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to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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advantageous
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favorable, useful
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adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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adverse
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unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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aerial
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having to do with the air
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aerie
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nook or nest built high in the sky
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aerodynamic
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relating to objects moving through the air
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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friendly or easy to approach
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affected ( adj.)
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pretentious, phony
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affinity
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fondness, liking; similarity
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affluent
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rich, abundant
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affront (n)
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personal offense, insult
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agenda
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plan, schedule
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater in power
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aggregate
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collective mass or sum; total
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aggrieve
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to afflict, distress
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agile
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well-coordinated, nimble
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agitation
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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agnostic
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one doubting that people can know God
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agrarian
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relating to farming or rural matters
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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alchemy
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medieval chemical ohilosophy based on changing metal to gold
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algorithm
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mechanical problem solving procedure
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alias
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assumed name
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alienated
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distanced, estranged
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aligned
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precisedly adjusted; commited to one side or party
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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allegory
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symbolic representation
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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