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31 Cards in this Set
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accentuate
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To stress or emphasize; intensify
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alliteration
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The repetition of identical or similar sounds
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analogy
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A similarity in some respects
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antibody
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A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells
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aspire
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To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
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bamboozle
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To deceive or dupe; hoodwink
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bizarre
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Very strange or unusual
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boisterous
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Loud or noisy and lively
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boycott
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To abstain from or act together
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camouflage
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The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy
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chronology
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The science that deals with the determination of dates
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commemorate
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To honor the memory of someone
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cower
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To cringe in fear
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decorum
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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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deduction
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The act of deducting; subtraction.
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deign
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To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity
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despondent
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Feeling or expressing despondency
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dialogue
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A conversation between two or more people
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divulge
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To make known
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eclectic
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Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources
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ellipse
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A plane curve, especially
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embargo
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A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
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enthusiastic
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Having or demonstrating enthusiasm.
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exponent
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One that expounds or interprets
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exult
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To rejoice greatly
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fallacy
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A false notion
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flourish
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To grow well or luxuriantly
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formidable
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Arousing fear, dread, or alarm
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gargoyle
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A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque
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guerrilla
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Of or relating to guerrillas or their tactics.
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guru
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a personal spiritual teacher
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