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59 Cards in this Set
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Malleable |
capable of being shaped or formed |
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tousle |
to disarrange/rumple |
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rescind |
to make void |
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drone |
to speak in a monotonous tone |
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supine |
lying on the back |
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peripheral |
related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary |
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vivisect |
cut open a body while alive |
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mirth |
gladness, joy, happiness |
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commiserate |
to feel or express sorrow or pity for |
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extenuating |
partially excusing or justifying |
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fodder |
an often inferior item |
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conscript |
one compulsorily enrolled for service |
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domestic |
of or relating to a country's internal affairs |
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allot |
to parcel out |
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circumevent |
to go around, bypass |
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assimilate |
to make similar |
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requisition |
a formal written request for something needed |
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queue |
a line of waiting people or vehicles |
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purge |
to free from impurities |
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emulate |
to strive to equal or excel through imitation |
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acquiesce |
to consent or comply passevly |
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incognito |
with one's identity disguised |
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megalomania |
psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies |
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immobile |
immovable |
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crony |
a long time close friend |
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asphyxiate |
to smother |
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desiccate |
to dry out througly |
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raucous |
boisterous and disorderly |
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apex |
the highest point |
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polyglot |
a person who speaks, writes, reads several langauges |
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dissociate |
to remove from association
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deft |
quick and skillful |
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magnanimous |
courageously noble in mind and heart |
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vertiginous |
affected by a confused, disoriented state of mind |
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hegemony |
predominant influence |
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caromed |
to collide, followed by a rebound |
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puerile |
belonging to childhood |
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facade |
the face of a building |
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quibble |
to evade the truth |
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adroitly |
skillfully acting under pressing conditions |
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lax |
lacking in rigor |
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rapier |
a light, sharp-pointed sword |
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ascetic |
leading a life of self-dispiline |
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nationalistic |
remaining devoted to the interests of ones's nation |
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scour |
to clean, polish or remove |
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demagogue |
leader who obtains power by means of impersonate appeals |
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inept |
displaying a lack of judgement |
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autonomy |
the condition or quality of being independent |
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percolate |
to cause to pass through a porous substance |
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untoward |
not favorable |
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itinerant |
traveling from place to place |
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labyrinthine |
maze-like |
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corroborate |
to strengthen or support with other evidence |
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protocol |
the forms of ceremony and etiquette |
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translucent |
semi-transparent |
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pinnacle |
the highest point |
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conciliatory |
making or willing to make concessions |
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fastidious |
possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail |
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provocateur |
a secret agent who who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts |
