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48 Cards in this Set
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Homogeneous |
of the same or similar kind; uniform |
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Parse |
To separate into sections |
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Repudiate |
To reject as having no authority |
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archaic |
antiquated; characteristic of old times |
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ennoble |
to elevate in degree; respect |
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aprocryphal |
doubtful authenticity; fake |
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analogy |
A similarity or comparability of like features |
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cognition |
act or process of knowing |
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lethargy |
state of being drowsy, sluggish, lazy |
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ineffable |
incapable of being expressed in words |
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portentious |
ominously significant, momentous |
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discernment |
to distinguish; discriminate |
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Exuberant |
enthusiastic |
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commensal |
eating together at the same table |
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solipsistic |
the self is the only existing thing; conceited |
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atavism |
resemblance to an ancestral characteristic |
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inexorable |
unalterable; unyielding |
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sentinel |
a person / thing that watches over something |
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promiscuous |
indiscriminate sexual relations |
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anomalous |
abnormal; irregular |
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conspicuous |
readily observable; easily noticed |
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Deprivation |
active depriving; destitute |
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eugenics |
advocation of improving hereditary traits through intervention |
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ambivalent |
having mixed feelings |
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salubrious |
health giving; beneficial |
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rigor |
strictness; firmness; exactitude |
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implausible |
unlikely; not having the appearance of truth |
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mollify |
to assuage; to pacify; to soothe |
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deleterious |
harmful; destructive |
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relegate |
to assign; transfer; trust; turnover to |
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correlate |
equate; associate with; compare |
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altruism |
unselfish concern; charity |
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suasive |
apt; convincing |
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expletive |
expression of profanity |
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anarch |
chaos; lawless |
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respite |
pause suspension in activity |
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Pacification |
neutralizing |
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demise |
usually death; annihilation |
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parochial |
narrow-minded; biased |
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incredulity |
disbelief; doubt |
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paradox |
a statement that seems false |
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pithy |
brief meaningful expression |
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ubiquity |
state of being everywhere |
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aphorism |
an observation that contains a general truth |
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malleable |
adaptable, shaped easily |
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diffuse |
spread or pur out |
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bemoan |
to lament; express distress |
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reversion |
the reverse way |
