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32 Cards in this Set
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Anecdote
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a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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Anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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Animosity
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resentment; hostility; ill will
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Anomaly
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an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation
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Antecedent
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someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it
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Antipathy
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firm dislike; a dislike
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Antithesis
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the direct opposite
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Apartheid
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the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
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Apathy
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lack of interest; lack of feeling
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Aphorism
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a brief, often witty saying; a proverb
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Apocalypse
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a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
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Apocryphal
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of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious
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Apotheosis
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elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something
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Appease
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to soothe; to pacify by giving in to
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Appreciate
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to increase in value
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Apprehensive
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worried; anxious
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Approbation
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approval; praise
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Appropriate
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to take without permission; to set aside for a particular
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Aptitude
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capacity for learning; natural ability
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Arbiter
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one who decides; a judge
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Arcane
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mysterious; known only to a select few
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Archaic
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extremely old; ancient; outdated
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Archetype
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an original model or pattern
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Ardent
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passionate; enthusiastic
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Arduous
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hard; difficult
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Aristocratic
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of noble birth; snobbish
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Artful
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crafty, wily, sly
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Artifice
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a clever trick; cunning
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Ascendancy
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supremacy; domination
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Ascetic
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hermitlike; practicing self-denial
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Assiduous
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hardworking; busy; quite diligent
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Assimilate
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to take in, to absorb, to learn thoroughly
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