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25 Cards in this Set
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bicameral
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adj. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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distort
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verb-to give a false or misleading account of;misrepresent
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caricature
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n. a representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which distinctive features or peculiaritites are exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
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demeanor
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n. the way in which a person behaves; deportment
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erractic
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adj. having no fixed or regular course, wandering
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philanthropy
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n. the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donation.s
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maudlin
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adj. effusively or tearfully sentimental
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redundant
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adj. exceeding what is necessary or natural' superfluous, needlessly repetitive, verbose
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static
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adj. having no motion being at rest, fixed stationaary
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stymie
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adj. to thwart, stump
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philanthropy
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n. the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donation.s
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maudlin
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adj. effusively or tearfully sentimental
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redundant
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adj. exceeding what is necessary or natural' superfluous, needlessly repetitive, verbose
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static
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adj. having no motion being at rest, fixed stationaary
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stymie
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adj. to thwart, stump
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philanthropy
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n. the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donation.s
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maudlin
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adj. effusively or tearfully sentimental
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redundant
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adj. exceeding what is necessary or natural' superfluous, needlessly repetitive, verbose
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static
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adj. having no motion being at rest, fixed stationaary
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stymie
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adj. to thwart, stump
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tactile
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adj. perceptible to the sense of touch, tangible
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uncouth
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adj. crude, unrefined awkward or clumsy, ungraceful
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unison
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n. the act or an instance of speading the same words simultaneously by two or more speakers, or singers
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utipia
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n. an ideally perfect place, especially in its social polotical, and moral aspects
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vogue
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n. the prevailing fashion, practice, or style, popularacceptance or favor, popularity
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