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55 Cards in this Set
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Biocidal
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(adj.) destructive to life
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Biometry
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(n.) statistical calculation of probable duration of human life
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Biopsy
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(n.) diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
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Biota
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(n.) the living plants (flora) and living animals (fauna) of a region
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Symbiosis
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(n.) the living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms
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Dichotomy
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(n.) cutting or division into two; division
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Homogeneous
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(adj.) of the same kind; similar; uniform
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Heterogeneous-
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(adj.) differing in kind; dissimilar; varied
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Oligarchy
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(n.) form of government in which a few people have the power
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Endogenous
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(adj.) produced from within; due to internal causes
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Exogenous
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(adj.) produced from without; due to external causes
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Exoteric
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(adj.) external; exterior; readily understandable
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Anarchy
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(n.) total absence of rule of government; confusion; disorder
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Autarchy
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(n.) rule by an absolute sovereign
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Hierarchy
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(n.) body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to other rank above it
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Antipathy
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(n.) aversion; dislike
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Apathy
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(n.) lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
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Empathy
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(n.) to complete understanding of another’s feelings, motives, etc.
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Pathos
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(n.) quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses pity or sadness
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Aghast
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(adj.) struck with terror or amazement; shocked
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Chagrin
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(n.) a feeling of embarrassment caused by humiliation or failure
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Daunt
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(v.) to destroy the courage; dismay
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Ingeniously
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(adv.) in a way marked by skill and imagination; cleverly
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Renown
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(n.) fame
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Reproof
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(n.) an expression of disproval; criticism
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Uncanny
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(adj.) frighteningly unnatural or supernatural; mysterious
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Respite
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(n.) a period of rest or delay
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Ravage
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(v.) to cause great damage to; devastate
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Ensue
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(v.) to occur as a result; follow
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Assail
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(v.) to attack, either with blows or with words
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Entreaty
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(n.) an earnest request; plea
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Guile
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(v.) clever trickery; deceit
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Acquiesce
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(v.) to agree or give in without protest
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Usurp
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(v.) to seize unlawfully by force
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Forbearance
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(n.) self-control; patient restraint
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Entreaty
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(n.) an earnest request; plea
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Guile
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(v.) clever trickery; deceit
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Acquiesce
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(v.) to agree or give in without protest
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Usurp
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(v.) to seize unlawfully by force
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Forbearance
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(n.) self-control; patient restraint
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Allusion
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A reference to a historical of fictional person, place or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar
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Symbol
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a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself
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Similie
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a figure of speech that makes between two things using the words like or as
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Quatrain
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four-line stanza of poetry
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Frame
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a story that presents stories within a story
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Heroic Couplet
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pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
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Tone
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a witers attitude toward a subject
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Rhyme Scheme
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pattern of end rhyme in a poem
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Satire
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literary technique in which ideas and behaviorsare ridiquled for the purpose of improving society
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which human qualities are attributied to an object, animal, or idea
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Iambic Pentameter
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line of poetry of 5 units of two syllables , the first unstressed and the second stressed
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Irony
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a contrast between expectation and reality
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Allegory
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a story in which characters are used to pesonify abstract qualities
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Metaphor
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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unalike but have something in common
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