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20 Cards in this Set
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ACCURATE
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a) careful and exact; free from errors
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ANNALS
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n) written account of events year by year; historical records
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CONCLAVE
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n) private meeting
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CONTRADICT
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v) deny; to assert the opposite
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DISCIPLE
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n) pupil, follower, or adherent of any teacher or school of learning
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FACTION
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n) clique; group within a body having common interests usually in opposition to the majority
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GRADE
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n) step; degree; stage; amount of slope
v) to rate by quality or rank; move ground |
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INANIMATE
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a) dead; dull; spiritless; having no life
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INJUSTICE
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n) wrong; an act which violates rights
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INSCRIPTION
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n) words or symbols engraved on a surface
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INTERCESSION
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n) meditation, prayer, or pleading on behalf of others
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INVOLVE
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v) include; envelop or enfold; complicate or entangle
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MALIGN
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v) defame; slander; speak evil of
a) evil, baleful; sinister |
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OCTOPUS
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n) mollusk with eight legs covered with suckers
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RECEIPT
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n) written acknowledgement that something (goods, money) has been received
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REDUCE
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v) to lessen in any way; diminish; decrease; lose weight
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SEDENTARY
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a) accustomed to sit much of the time
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SUBJECT
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a) under authority of; contingent upon
n) topic;main idea; course v) cause to undergo |
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TENANT
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n) renter; occupant; one who dwells or occupies
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VIVISECTION
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n) surgery performed on a living animal
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