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20 Cards in this Set
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ABDICATE
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(v) renounce, give up a throne/office formally
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ASCRIBE
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(v) assign, impute, attribute to
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BISECT
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(v) to cut in two, divide in two equal parts
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CIRCUMVOLUTION
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(n) a rolling, turning around, or coiling, a fold or twist
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
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(n) abnormal fear of being in a confined place
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EMANCIPATE
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(v) to set free, release from bondage
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EQUANIMITY
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(n) the quality of remaining calm; composure
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EXPEDIENT
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(a) helpful to a desired result, convenient
(n) resource, means to an end |
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FACADE
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(n) front of a building; an appearance concealing something inferior
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GRADATION
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(n) a transitional change in stages
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INTERCEPT
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(v) to cut off, to stop on the way, interrupt
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MALPRACTICE
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(n) injurious, unethnical, or professional treatment of a patient by a physician
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PERENNIAL
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(a) recurs year after year, continuous
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PERJURY
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(n) the willful telling of a lie under oath
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PRECEPT
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(n) a rule of conduct, a moral rule, maxim
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PREDECESSOR
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(n) one who comes before, ancestor
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PROJECT
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(n) plan, scheme, undertaking
(v) to plan, to stick out |
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SUPERSEDE
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(v) to replace, take the place of, cause to be set aside
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TENABLE
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(a) can be held, defended, or maintained
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TRADUCE
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to defame, slander, vilify
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