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14 Cards in this Set
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Incumbent |
n. a person who holds an office or position |
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recumbent |
adj. reclining, lying head down |
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succumb |
intr. v. to yield, to give in or up, especially to a powerful force or desire |
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hypochondria |
n. a phsychological disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so |
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hypothesis |
n. a theory or explanation that leads to further investigation for proof or disproof |
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cataclysm |
n. a disaster or catastrophe on such a large scale that biological, environmental, or cultural elements are permanently altered or irreparably lost to the earth |
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catapult |
n. an ancient mechanical device for hurling missiles |
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subjective |
adj. concentrating on the self in the expression of feelings and perceptions |
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sublimate |
tr. intr. v. to turn aside an instinctual, perhaps primitive, impulse in favor of a more socially or culturally acceptable activity |
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suborn |
tr.v. to induce a person in secret to commit a misdeed or crime |
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subterfuge |
n. an artifice, device, or evasion to hide or avoid something, or to escape an outcome |
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verisimilitude |
n. a thing or a quality that appears true or real |
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verity |
n. the condition or quality of being true or accurate |
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aver |
tr.v. to affirm, to declare or attest to positively or dogmatically |
