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30 Cards in this Set
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truncate
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to shorten something
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aesthetics
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dealing with the characteristics of beauty
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ensemble
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a group producing a single effect
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problematic
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difficult to deal with
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dialectic
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development through thesis, antithesis, and synthesis
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generative
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having the power to produce
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docile
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easily led or managed
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articulate
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expressing readily clearly, or effectively.
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exemplars
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things which serve as models
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narcissistic
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displaying unusual love for oneself
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unanimity
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the quality or state of having no exceptions
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incommensurable
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having no basis for comparison
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epistemological
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the study of the nature and origins of knowledge
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy in apperance
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epiphany
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a startling or sudden insight or revelation
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juxtaposition
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the act of placing side by side
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neophyte
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novice or beginner
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equanimity
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evenness of mind - especially under stress
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ethnographics
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descriptive studies of the relationships among humans
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cursory
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rapidly or superficially performed
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reprisals
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something give or paid in restitution
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parity
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an equivalence b/w things
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decimated
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total destruction of something
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tutelary
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the guardianship of a person or thing
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propitiate
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to gain favor or goodwill
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disparate
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not alike; distinct in quality or character
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periphery
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the external boundaries of something
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divergent
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differing from the norm; different
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impelled
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urged or driven forward
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venue
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location or place whre an action or crime occurs
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