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8 Cards in this Set
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Incisive
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Penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant.
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Mediation
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Action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
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Terraqueous
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Consisting of land and water, as the earth.
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Aristocracy
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A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the hereditary nobility.
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Mediator
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A person who mediates, esp. between parties at variance.
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Intermediary
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An intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
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Patronym
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[Patronymic]: Derived from the name of a father or ancestor, esp. by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
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Autocracy
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Government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
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