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35 Cards in this Set
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amoral
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without morals
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allonym
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the name of a historical person taken on by an author
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archaic
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ancient
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archae-
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ancient, original
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apo-
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off, away from, from
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amph-, amphi-
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both, around
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aphobic
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without fear
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acrophobia
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unusual fear of heights
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amnesia
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without memory
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abyss
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bottomless pit
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apotheosis
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glorification of a person or thing
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auto-
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self
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amorphous
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without definite form
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ana-
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up, on, against, apiece
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apocalypse
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any revelation of a violent struggle in which all evil will be destroyed
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acropolis
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The fortified height or citadel of an ancient Greek city
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acro-
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point, end, tip, extremity
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allo-
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other
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a-, an-
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not, without
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amphibious
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able to live on both land and water
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anti-
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against
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antithesis
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the exact opposite; contrast or opposition of ideas
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anachronism
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anything out its proper place in time
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agnostic
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person who does not believe in God
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allomorphic
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any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
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apotheosis
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glorification of a person or thing
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analysis
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breaking up of any whole into its parts so as to find out its true nature and function
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antibiotic
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any of certain substances produced by various microorganisms and capable of destroying or weakening bacteria
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antipathy
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strong dislike; aversion
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autograph
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a person's own signature or handwriting
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autonomy
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self-government
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archaeology
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study of the life of ancient peoples as by excavation of ancient cities
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antagonize
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to incur the dislike of
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apology
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an expression of regret for a fault
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anagram
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a word made from rearranging letters of another
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