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31 Cards in this Set
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Homogeneous
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Being similar in nature.
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Hubris
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Excessive pride
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Impeach
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serving a government official with serious misconduct while in office.
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Incognito
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Disguised or hidden identity.
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Incontrovertible
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Not open to question.
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Inculcate
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To fix something in somebody's mind by forceful repetition.
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Infrastructure
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The system a company is organized at the most basic level.
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Interpolate
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Adding something unnecessary between items of something else.
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Irony
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humor based on using words to suggest the opposite of their literal meaning.
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Jejune
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uninteresting
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Kinetic
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producing motion
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Kowtow
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To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground to show respect.
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Laissez Faire
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"hands off" policy with government s and businesses.
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Lexicon
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A reference book with alphabetized lists of words with their meaning, dealing with ancient languages.
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Lugubrious
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exaggerated mourning.
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Loquacious
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Tending to talk a great deal.
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Metamorphosis
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A marked change of physical form.
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Mitosis
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The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells.
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Moiety
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two parts into which something is divided.
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Nanotechnology
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The art of manipulating very small material to build microscopic machines.
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Nihilism
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The belief that destruction to political institutions is necessary for the future.
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Nomenclature
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A system of names used in science.
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Nonsectarian
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not associated with religious denominations.
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Notarize
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To certify a notary public.
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Obesquious
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Exhibiting servile compliance.
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Oligarchy
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A state governed by few people.
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Omnipotent
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Having unlimited power.
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Orthography
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Study of correct spelling.
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Oxidize
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To combine with oxygen.
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Paradigm
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Serves as a pattern.
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Parameter
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A factor that restricts how something is done
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