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67 Cards in this Set
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adulation
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n flattery, admiration |
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adulterate
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v make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
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advent
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n arrival |
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adventitious
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adj accidental, casual |
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adversary
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n opponent |
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adverse
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adj unfavorable, hostile |
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adversity
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n poverty, misfortune |
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advocacy
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n support, active pleading on something's behalf |
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advocate
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v/n urge, plead for |
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aerie
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n nest of a large bird of prey |
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aesthetic
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adj artistic, dealing with appreciation of beauty |
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affable
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adj easily approachable, warmly friendly |
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affected
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adj artificial, pretended assumed in order to impress |
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affidavit
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n written statement made under oath |
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affiliation
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n joining, associating with |
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affinity
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n kinship |
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affirmation
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n positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
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affix
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v fasten, attach, add on |
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affliction
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n state of distress, cause of suffering =adversity |
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affluence
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n abundance, wealth |
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affront
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n insult, offence, intentional act of disrespect |
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aftermath
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n consequence, outcome, upshot |
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agenda
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n items of business at a meeting |
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agent
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n means or instrument, personal representative, person acting in an official capacity |
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agglomeration
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n collection, heap |
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aggrandize
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v increase or intensify |
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aggregate
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v gather, accumulate |
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aggressor
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n attacker |
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aghast
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adj horrified |
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agility
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n nimbleness |
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agitate
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v stir up, disturb |
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agnostic
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n one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
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agarian
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adj pertaining to land or its cultivation |
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alacrity
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n cheerful promptness, eagerness |
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alchemy
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n medieval chemistry |
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alcove
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n nook, small recessed section of a room |
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alias
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n/adv an assumed name |
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alienate
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v make hostile, seperate |
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alimentary
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adj supplying nourishment, digestive tract |
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alimony
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n payment by a husband to his divorced wife |
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allay
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v calm, pacify |
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allege
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v state without proof |
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allegiance
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n loyalty |
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allegory
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n story in which characters are used as symbols, fable |
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alleviate
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v relieve |
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alliteration
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n repetition of beginning ssound in poetry |
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allocate
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v assign |
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alloy
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n a mixture as of metals |
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alloy
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v mix, make less pure |
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allude
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v refer indirectly |
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allure
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v/n entice, attract |
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allusion
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n indirect reference |
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aloft
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adv upward |
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aloof
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adk apart, reserved, shy by nature, not engaging |
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altercation
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n noisy quarrel, heated dispute |
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altruistic
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adj unselfishly generous, concerned for others |
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amalgamate
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v combine, unite in one body |
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amass
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v collect =aggregate |
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ambidextrous
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adj capable of using either hand with equal ease |
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ambience
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n environment, atmosphere |
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ambiguous
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adj unclear or doubtful in meaning |
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ambivalence
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n the state of having contradictory of confilicting emotional attirudes, torn between two options |
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amble
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n/v moving at an easy pace |
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ambulatory
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adj able to walk, not bedridden |
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ameliorate
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v improve |
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amenable
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adj readily managed, willing to be led |
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amend
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vcorrect, change for better
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