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19 Cards in this Set
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HIERARCHY
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A series of ordered groupings of people or things
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PANACEA
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A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties
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PANORAMA
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An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area
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PANDEMONIUM
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Wild uproar or noise
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ARCHETYPE
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Original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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OMNIPOTENT
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Having unlimited or universal power or authority
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OLIGARCHY
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Government by few, especially by a small faction of persons or families
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MONARCHY
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An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
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HYPERBOLE
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Figure of speech
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HYPOTHESIS
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tentative explanation for an observation, or scientific problem
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HYPERACTIVE
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Behavior characterized by overactivity
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APATHY
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Lack of interest or concern
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ANOMALY
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Deviation or departure from the normal or common order
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HYPOTHERMIA
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low body temperature
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HYPERTHERMIA
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High body tempeature
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ANARCHY
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Absence of any form of political authority
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PATHOLOGY
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Scientific study of the nature of disease
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OMNIVOROUS
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Eating both meat and vegetables
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OMNISCIENT
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All-knowing
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