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70 Cards in this Set
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astral
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adj relating to the stars |
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astrigent
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adj/n binding, causing the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues. |
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astronomical
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adj enormously large or extensive |
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astute
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adj wise, shrewd, keen |
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asunder
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adv into part, parts |
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asylum
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n place of refuge or shelter, protetion |
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asymmetric
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adj not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
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atavism
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n resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents |
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atheistic
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adj denying the existence of God |
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atlas
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n a bound volume of maps charts or tables |
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atone
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v make amends for, pay for |
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atrocity
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n brutal deed |
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atrophy*
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n/v wasting away |
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attain
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v achieve or accomplish, gain |
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attentive
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adj alert and watchful, considerate, thoughtful |
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attenuate
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v make thin, weaken |
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attest |
v testify, bear witnes |
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attribute
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n essential quality |
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attribute
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v ascribe, explain |
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attrition
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n gradual loss in numbers |
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atypical
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adj not normal |
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audacious
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adj daring, bold (v: audacity) |
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audit
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v/n examination of accounts |
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auditory
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adj pertaining to the sense of hearing |
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augement
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v increase, add to |
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augury (of)
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n omen, prophecy (v: augur) |
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august
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adj impressive, majestic |
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aureole
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n sun's corona, halo |
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auroral
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adj pertaining to the aurora borealis |
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auspicious
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adj favoring success |
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austere
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adj forbiddingly stern and strict, severely simple and unornamented; ascetic |
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authenticate
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v prove genuine |
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authoritarian
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adj subordinating the individual to the state, compeletly dominating another's will |
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authoritative
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adj having the weight of authority, peremptory and dictatorial |
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autocratic
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adj having absolute unchecked power, dictatorial |
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automaton
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n mechanism that imitates actions of humans |
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autonomous
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adj self governing (n: autonomy) |
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autopsy
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n examination of a dead body, post mortem |
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auxiliary
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adj helper, additional or subsidiary |
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avalanche
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n great mass of snow and ice |
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avarice*
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n greediness for wealth |
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avenge
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v take vengeance for something |
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averse
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adj reluctant, disinclined |
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aversion
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n firm dislike |
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avert
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v prevent, turn away |
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aviary*
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n enclosure for birds |
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avid
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adj greedy, eager for (n: avidity) |
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avocation
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n secondary or minor occupation |
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avow
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v declare openly |
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avuncular
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adj like an uncle |
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awe
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n solemn wonder |
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awry
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adv/adj distorted, crooked |
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axiom
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n self evident truth requiring no proof |
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azure
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adj sky blue |
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babble (about)
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v chatter idly |
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bacchanalian
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adj drunken |
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badger
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v pester, annoy |
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badinage
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n teasing humorous or witty conversation |
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baffle
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v frustrate, perplex, confuse |
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bait
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v harass, tease, deliberately taunt |
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baleful
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adj deadly, having a malign influence, ominous |
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balk
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n foil or thwart, stop short, refuse to go on |
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ballast
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n/v heavy substance used to add stability or weight |
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balm
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n something that relieves pain |
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balmy
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adj mild, fragrant |
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banal
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adj hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking originality |
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bandy (words with)
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v discuss lightly or glibly, exchange words heatedly |
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bane
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n cause of ruin, curse |
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bantering
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adj good natured ridiculing |
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barb
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nsharp projection from fishhook etc, openly cutting remark
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