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31 Cards in this Set
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Accentuate |
To stress or emphasize; intensify |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables |
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Analogy |
A similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar |
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Antibody |
A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or transplanted organ, and that neutralizes the antigen by binding specifically to it; an immunoglobulin. |
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Aspire |
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal |
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Bamboozle |
To deceive or dupe; hoodwink |
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Bizarre |
Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way |
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Boisterous |
Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained |
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boycott |
To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion |
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camouflage |
The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings. |
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chronology |
The science that deals with the determination of dates and the sequence of events |
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commemorate |
To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony |
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cower |
To cringe in fear |
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decorum |
Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
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deduction |
The act of deducting; subtraction |
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deign |
To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity |
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despondent |
Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected |
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dialogue |
A conversation between two or more people |
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divulge |
To make known |
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electric |
Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles |
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ellipse |
A plane curve, especially: oval |
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embargo |
A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. |
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enthustiastic |
Having or demonstrating enthusiasm |
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exponent |
One that expounds or interprets |
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exult |
To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant |
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fallancy |
A false notion. |
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flourish |
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive |
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formidable |
Arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
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gargoyle |
A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall. |
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Guerilla |
A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary force operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids. |
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Guru |
In Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism, a personal spiritual teacher |
