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56 Cards in this Set
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appellant
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one who appeals from a judicial decision
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appellation
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name, designation
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append
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attach, affix
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apposite
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fitting, relevant
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appraise
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set a value on
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apprehend
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to arrest, also to understand
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apprehensive
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fearing some coming event
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apprise
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give notice
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approbation
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approval
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apropos
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pertinent, to the point
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aquiline
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hooked, like an eagle's beak
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arbiter
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a person having power to determine a dispute
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arbitrary
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despotic, arrived at through will or caprice
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arbitration
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referring disagreement to an outsider for decision
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arboreal
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living in trees, pertaining to trees
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archaic
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out of use
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archetype
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prime example, original model
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archives
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historic records
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argot
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specialized language of a particular line of work or way of life
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armada
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a fleet of armed ships
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aroma
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fragrance
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arraign
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bring before a court
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arrogate
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claim without right
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arroyo
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dry river bed
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artifact
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man made object
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artifice
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trickery, clever device
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ascetic
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person who practices self-denial
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ascribe
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to attribute, or assign as a cause
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aseptic
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free from bacteria
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asperity
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harshness
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aspersion
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a disparaging remark
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assay
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determination of weight, quality, etc.
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assent
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concur, comply, consent
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assert
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claim or state positively
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assiduous
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performed with constant diligence
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assimilate
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absorb and convert into the parent body
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assuage
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ease or mitigate
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astral
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relating to the stars
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astute
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difficult to deceive
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ataxia
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inability to coordinate movements
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atone
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make emends for an offense
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atrophy
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a wasting away
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attenuate
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make thin, dilute, weaken
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attest
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bear witness to by oath or signature
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attrition
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a gradual wearing down.
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atypical
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not normal or usual
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augment
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increase
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augur
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portend, prophecy
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aureate
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gilded
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auspicious
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indicating success
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austral
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southern
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autocrat
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a despot, a domineering person
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autopsy
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examination and partial dissection of a body to determine the cause of death
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auxiliary
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an appendage to another organization
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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averse
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having a dislike or reluctance
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