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36 Cards in this Set
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anent
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regarding, concerning
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ancillary
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helping, subordinate
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amenities
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courtesies, social graces, pleasantries
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amicable
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friendly, agreeable
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amnesty
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official pardon for an offense
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anathema
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a curse, a person or thing to be avoided
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amity
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friendship
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amoral
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lacking a sense of right and wrong
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anachronism
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something out of place or time
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analgesic
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drug that relieves pain
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amphibious
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able to live on both land and water
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anhydrous
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without water
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animus
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hostile feeling
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animosity
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hatred, hostility
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animadversion
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criticism, comment that opposes
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anteroom
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a lobby or waiting room
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anomalous
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abnormal, inconsistent
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annihilate
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to totally destroy
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annals
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historical records
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anneal
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to heat and then cool, to toughen
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annul
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to cancel, to do away with
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annuity
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specified income payable at stated intervals
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anterior
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located in front or forward
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antecedent
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that which goes before something else
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anon
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soon
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antediluvian
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very old-fashioned, primitive
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anoxia
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lack of oxygen
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anthropoid
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resembling man
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human form to objects, gods, etc.
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antic
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playful or silly act, prank
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anthem
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song of praise
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anticlimax
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something unimportant coming after something important
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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antipodes
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opposite sides (of the earth)
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