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105 Cards in this Set
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abet
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assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abject
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wretched; lacking pride
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abstemious
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sparing in eating/drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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restraint from eating/drinking
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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accede
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to agree
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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acrid
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sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
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bitter in words/manner
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actuate
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motivate
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adjunct
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something added on/attached
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adjuration
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solemn urging
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adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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adventitious
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accidental; casual
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advert
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refer to
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aegis
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shield; defense
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aerie
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nest of a large bird of prey
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affected
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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress
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affix
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to attach/add on; fasten
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affront
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insult; offense
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agape
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openmouthed
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agglomeration
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collection
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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alcove
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nook; recess
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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alimony
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payments made to ex-spouse after divorce
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alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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aloof
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apart; reserved
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aloft
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upward
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amble
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moving at an easy pace
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ambrosia
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food of the gods
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ambulatory
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able to walk; not bedridden
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amiss
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wrong; faulty
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amok
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in a state of rage
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
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ancillary
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serving as aid/accessory; auxiliary
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angular
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sharp-cornered; stiff in manner
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animus
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hostile feeling
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annals
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records/history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness; improve toughness by heating/cooling
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anoint
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consecrate
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antecede
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precede
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antediluvian
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antiquated; extremely ancient
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anthropoid
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manlike
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anthropomorphic
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having human form/chars
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antic
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extravagantly odd
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anticlimax
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letdown in thought/emotion
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antiseptic
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substance that prevents infection
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anvil
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iron block used in hammering out metals
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ape
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mimic
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to injury/illness
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aphorism
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pithy maxim, saying
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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poise, assurance
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apolitical
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having lack of concern for political affairs
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apologist
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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apothegm
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pithy, compact saying
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application
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diligent attention
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apprehend
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arrest (criminal); dread; perceive
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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apropos
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to the point, timely;
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aquiline
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curved, hooked
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arbitrary
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unreasonable, capricious; tyrannical
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arboretum
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place where different varieties of trees, shrubs are studied and exhibited
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arcade
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covered passageway, usually lined w/ shops
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argot
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slang
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arraign
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charge in court; indict
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array
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marshal; draw up in order
clothe; adorn |
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arrears
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being in debt
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arroyo
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gully, channel in the earth
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arsenal
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storage place for military equipment
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artifice
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deception, trickery
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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aseptic
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preventing infection
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asinine
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stupid
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askance
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with a sideways/indirect look
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aspirant
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seeker after position/status
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assail
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assault
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assay
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analyze; evaluate
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astigmatism
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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astute
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wise, shrewd, keen
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asunder
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into parts; apart
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atavism
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resemblance to remote ancestors; reversion to earlier type; throwback
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attrition
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gradual decrease in numbers; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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aureole
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sun's corona; halo
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automaton
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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averse
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reluctant
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avert
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prevent; turn away
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avocation
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secondary occupation
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avow
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to declare openly
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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badinage
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teasing conversation
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balk
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stop short; foil
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ballast
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heavy substance used to add stability/weight
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balmy
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mild; fragrant
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bandy
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discuss lightly; exchange words heatedly
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barb
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sharp projection from fishhook/other object; openly cutting remark
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