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10 Cards in this Set
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Apostate (n) |
a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle |
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Bravado (n) |
a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate |
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Consensus (n) |
General agreement |
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Constrict (v) |
make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
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Dichotomy (n) |
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different |
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Effusive (adj) |
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner |
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Euphoria (n) |
a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness |
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Gothic (adj) |
relating to the Goths or their extinct East Germanic language, which provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries AD) |
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Impasse (n) |
a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock |
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Lugubrious (adj) |
looking or sounding sad and dismal |
