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51 Cards in this Set
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amentia
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mental deficiency
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amicable
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friendly
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amnesty
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pardon for a large group
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amoral
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non-moral, with no sense of sin
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ampersand
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the symbol for and, &
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amplify
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to enlarge, expand
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amulet
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a charm worn to protect against evil
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anachronism
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something out of its proper time
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anadromous
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going up river to spawn
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analects
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fragments forming a literary collection
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analgesia
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insensibility to pain while retaining consciousness
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analogy
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a similarity, partial likeness
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anarchy
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absense of government and law
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anathema
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a solemn curse, or the thing or person cursed
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anchorite
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hermit devoted to religious meditations
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aneroid
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using no fluid
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aneurism
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permanent swelling of artery
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animadversion
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adverse criticism, blame
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animalcule
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microscopic animal
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animosity
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ill will, resentment
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annals
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chronological records
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annotate
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provide explanatory notes
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annuity
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an amount of money payable yearly
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annul
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to wipe out, make void
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anodyne
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pain reliever
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anomalous
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out of place, inappropriate to the surroundings
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anonymous
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bearing no name, unsigned
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anserine
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pertaining to a goose
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antecedent
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something preceeding
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antediluvian
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very old (before the Flood)
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antepenultimate
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third from the end
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anterior
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before in time, prior, toward the front
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anthology
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a collection of literary selections
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anthropoid
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resembling man
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anthropology
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the science of man
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antipathetic
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opposite in disposition
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antipathy
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dislike
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antithesis
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direct opposite
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apartheid
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South African policy of racial segregation
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apathetic
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without feeling, indifferent
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aperture
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opening
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apex
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summit, peak
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aphorism
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a witty maxim
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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self-assurance, poise
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apocalypse
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revelation
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authority
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apogee
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highest point in an orbit
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apostasy
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a forsaking of beliefs
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apothegm
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a practical maxim
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apotheosis
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the making of a human being into a god
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