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20 Cards in this Set
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bowdlerize
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to modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing content
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circumlocution
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the use of unnecessarily wordy or indirect language...a roundabout expression
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diffident
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lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence...shy and timid...reserved in manner
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expurgate
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to remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication
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feckless
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feeble or ineffective...careless and irresponsible
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hubris
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overbearing pride or presumption...arrogance
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incontrovertible
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impossible to dispute...unquestionable
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loquacious
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very talkative, garrulous
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nonsectarian
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not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination
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omnipotent
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having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force...one who is omnipotent...omnipotent G-d
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pecuniary
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of or relating to money...requiring payment of money
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reparation
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the act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired...the act or process of making amends, expiation
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subjugate
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to bring under control, conquer...to make subservient, enslave
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reciprocal
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interchanged, given, or owed to each other...performed, esperienced, or felt by both sides...interchangable
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soliloquy
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a dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character reveals his or her thoughts when alone or unaware of the presence of other characters.
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taxonomy
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the classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships...the science, laws, or principles of classification, systematics...division into ordered groups or categories.
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usurp
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to seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority...to take over or occupy without right
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vehement
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forceful or intense in expression, emotion, or conviction, fervid...vigorous or energetic, strong
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wrought
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put together, created...shaped by hammering with tools, used chiefly for metals or metalwork...made delicately or elaborately
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abstemious
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eating and drinking in moderation...sparingly used or consumed...restricted to bare necessities
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