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22 Cards in this Set
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Hardball tactics (Clinton)
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Hedonism
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Pursuit of sensual pleasure
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Hoaxmap project
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Incandescence
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"full of strong emotion, passionate. Eg. She felt an incandescence love for life."
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Inducement
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Incentive
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Ineffable
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Too great or extreme to be expressed in words: the ineffable mysteries of the soul
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Innocuous
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inoffensive, harmless
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Immaculate credit
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Perfect, free from flaws or mistakes
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Imprimatur
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"a person’s authoritative approval. Eg. Indeed, Holland became the home of modern religious liberty, the haven of innumerable free spirits, and the centre of activity of printers and publishers, who asked for no other imprimatur than the prospect of intelligent readers."
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Irradiated
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"illuminate something. Eg. Happiness filled her, irradiating her whole face"
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Lectern
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tall stand with a sloping top to hold book/notes (e.g. preacher)
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Litany
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(eg, a litany of complaints), list.. 2) repeating the litany (prayer, petition, supplication)
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Livid
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furiously angry
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Louche
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"disreputable/sordid. Eg. Their courtship story is as chaste as its backdrop is louche: Donald saw Melania, Donald asked Melania for her number…"
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Lull
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1. calm/send to sleep, 2. make ppl feel deceptively secure or confident 3.fall quiet 4. Temporary interval of quiet
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Jerry-rigged
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"made/built in a careless way. Eg. Jerry-rigged a system"
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Magnate
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a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman. a property magnate.
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Manhattan plot
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height of a bar corresponds to strength of the risk for the disease
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Mogul
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an important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry. the Hollywood movie mogul, Sam Goldwyn.
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Nexus of arguments - connection/series
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Nil
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Nihilistic
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"belief in nothingness Eg. In the face of incontroversial evidence that such patients can be helped, rank and file clinicians remain nihilistic about brain injury, and resources for ongoing care are wanting.
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Nuance
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subtle difference in or shade of meaning. Eg. Eg. the effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners
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