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30 Cards in this Set
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BEREAVEMENT
definition |
the state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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BEREAVEMENT
part of speech |
noun
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SUBJECTION
definition |
the act of conquering; forced submission to control by others
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SUBJECTION
part of speech |
noun
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CENSOR
definition |
to forbid the public distribution of
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CENSOR
part of speech |
verb
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DESPOTIC
definition |
having the characteristics of a cruel and oppressive dictator
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DESPOTIC
part of speech |
adjective
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SUBMISSIVE
definition |
willing to submit to orders or wishes of others
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SUBMISSIVE
part of speech |
adjective
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ASSIDUOUSLY
definition |
something done with care and persistence
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ASSIDUOUSLY
part of speech |
adverb
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INVERTED
definition |
upside down or opposite from what it usually is
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INVERTED
part of speech |
adjective
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PATRONIZING
definition |
to behave in an offensively condescending manner towards others
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PATRONIZING
part of speech |
verb
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CAUSTIC
definition |
harsh or corrosive in tone
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CAUSTIC
part of speech |
adjective
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ARTIFICE
definition |
the skillful and clever use of tricks, such as disguises, to fool others
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ARTIFICE
part of speech |
noun
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sorrow, distress, tribulation
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BEREAVEMENT
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conquering, conquest
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SUBJECTION
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criticize, cut, abridge
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CENSOR
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absolute, oppressive, tyrannical
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DESPOTIC
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obedient, unresisting, passive
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SUBMISSIVE
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painstaking, patient, unfailing
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ASSIDUOUSLY
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backwards, reversed, topsy-turvy
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INVERTED
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snub, talk down to, treat like a child
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PATRONIZE
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stinging, bitter, rough
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CAUSTIC
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hoax, con, ruse
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ARTIFICE
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