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1
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Avaricious

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Greedy

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Avocation

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Favorite activity

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Baneful

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Evil or causing evil

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle

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Banality

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Quality of being banal

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Auspicious

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Showing signs of future success

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Autocrat

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Ruler with unlimited power

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Baroque

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Highly ornate style

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Autonomy

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Right of organization, region, etc. to govern

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Attenuate

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To make thin or slender

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Audit

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Examine accounts officially

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Augur

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To be a good or bad sign in what will happen in the future

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Assimilate

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Digest

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Assuage

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To make something less severe

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Assemblage

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Act of coming together

Assembly

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Assiduous

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Working hard

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Ascetic

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Leading a life of severe self-discipline

Monk

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Ascribe

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Caused by something else

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Assail

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To attack violently

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Arcane

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Secret

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Archaic

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Of a much earlier time in history

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Archipelago

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Group of many islands

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Apprehensive

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Feeling anxiety

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Approbation

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Approval

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Apt

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Suitable

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Aptitude

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Natural ability

Skill

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Arable

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Farmable

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Arbiter

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Authority

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Arbitration

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Judgment

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Appease

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Satisfy

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Appraisal

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Judgment

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Appraise

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Estimate

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Apprehension

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Worry or fear

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Apparition

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Ghost

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Ape

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Imitate

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Aplomb

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Confidence

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Apogee

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Highest or furthest point

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Apostate

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Person who renounces former beliefs

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike

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Antiquarian

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Person who studies collects or sells antiques

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Apathetic

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Lacking interest

Indifferent

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Anthropomorphize

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Humanize

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Ancillary

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Helping in a subsidiary way

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Analgesic

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Painkiller

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Anarchist

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Person who believes in lawlessness

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Amity

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Friendly relationship

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Amorphous

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Having no fixed shape or form

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Anachronism

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Mistake of placing something in the wrong historical period.

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Ambivalence

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Mixed feelings

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Amenable

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Agreeable

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Aloft

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Overhead

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Altruism

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Concern for the happiness of others before one’s own

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Altruistic

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Unselfish

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Amalgamate

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Combine

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Amalgamation

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Mixing

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Allocate

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Give something for special purpose

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allusion

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Reference

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Allay

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To make less

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Allegory

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Metaphor

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Agnostic

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Skeptic

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Akin

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Similar

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Alacrity

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Willingness

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Affront

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Insult

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Adversity

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Hardship

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Aegis

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Protection

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty

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Affected

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Artificial

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Adjunct

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Attachment

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Admonish

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To warn someone gently

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Adroit

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Quick and skillful

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Adulation

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Flattery

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Acrimonious

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Bitter

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Acumen

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Ability to think and judge quickly and clearly

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Adjudicate

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Act as a judge

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Acerbic

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Harsh and sharp

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Acme

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Highest stage of development

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Acquiesce

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Accept something without arguing

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Acquisitive

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Greedy

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Abysmal

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Poor in quality

82
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Accede

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Accept

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Accolade

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Praise

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Accord

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Peace treaty

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Aboveboard

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Honest and open

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Abridge

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Make shorter

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Abstemious

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Not doing things which give pleasure

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Abate

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To make less

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Abatement

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Reduction

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Aberrant

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Abnormal

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Aberration

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Anomaly

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Barb

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Hurtful remark

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Avant-garde

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Progressive

SAT (10 decks)

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