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85 Cards in this Set
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allocate
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verb - to set aside for a special purpose
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animosity
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noun - open hostility
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anthem
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noun - hymn of praise or loyalty
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assasinate
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verb - to murder a public figure or head of state
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automatic
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adjective - independent of external influence
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bedlam
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noun - noise and confusion
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botched
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adjective - ruined through clumsiness
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bygones
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noun - past grievances
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capacity
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noun - ability to receive or hold
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compromise
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noun - agreement or settlement in which each sid gives somthing up
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contemporary
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adjective - current, modern
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condone
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verb - to overlook or forgive
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controversial
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adjective - tending to create disagreement
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designate
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verb - to specify or point out
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electorate
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noun - body of voters
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elemental
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adjective - basic
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equitable
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adjective - fair
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facilitate
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verb - to make easier
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insolence
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noun - intentionally rude, disrespectful
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fiscally
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adverb - relating to finance
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foresee
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verb - to anticipate or see before the occurrence
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frantic
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adjective - wild with emotion
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gratifying
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adjective - satisfying
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hogwash
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noun - nonsense
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indicative
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adjective - suggesting/pointing out
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inflation-prone
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adjective - tending toward rising prices
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infraction
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noun - breaking of a rule
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intrigue
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verb - to arouse interest
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middling
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adjective - of medium quality
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municipal
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adjective - relating to local, self-governing political unit, such as a city or town
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obscure
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adjective - not clearly or easily seen or understood
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particulars
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noun - specific facts
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provocative
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adjective - tending to cause anger
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prudent
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adjective - demonstrating sound judgement
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ramparts
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noun - wall-like ridge of earth built for protection or defense
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rational
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adjective - sane/reasonable
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raucous
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adjective - loud or harsh
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stead
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noun - place
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steadfast
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adjective - firm, unmoving
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tension
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noun - underlying hostility or strain
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tenure
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noun - holding a job permanently
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vigilant
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adjective - watchful, careful
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exempt
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adjective - excused or freed from obligation
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recurring
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verb - repeating or happening over and over
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garner
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verb- to collect, accumulate,
store up items |
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inevitable
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adjective - unavoidable, sure to happen
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perserverance
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noun - steadfast, continuing dispite difficulties
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artifacts
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noun - objects from another time period
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resilient
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adjective - ability to quickly recover from a shock,
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fragments
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noun - small, broken off parts
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deport
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verb - to remove forcibly to antoher country
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tolerance
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noun - willingness, ability to accept others
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ceased
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verb - stopped, ended
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propoganda
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noun - an organized program of publicity intending to get the public to believe something that is not necissarily true. Biased information to influence others
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skirmish
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noun - unplanned, short periods of fighting
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reisistence
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noun - the act of not complying with or resisting authority
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exclude
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verb - to shut or keep out (a person from a group
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invigorating
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verb - giving one/someone/you energy
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barrack
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noun - soldier's housing or housing of war prisoners
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remnants
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noun - left over, small quantity of something
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aghast
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adjective - filled with shock or dismay
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dignity
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noun - the state of being worthy of respect or honor
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genocide
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noun - planned, purposeful extermination of an entire race, religous group, etc.
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cisterns
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noun - large containers for holding liquid (water)
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indignantly
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adverb - disrespectfully
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triumphantly
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adverb - victoriously
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summon
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verb - to call together, to order someone
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profound
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adjective - deep, significant in meaning
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emblem
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noun - visible symbol of an item, idea, or class of people
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regime
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noun - a form of government or rule
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dawdle
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verb - to waste time
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tentatively
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adverb - hesitant, uncertain
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negligent
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adjective - careless
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serene
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adjective - calm, tranquil
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indolently
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adverb - lazily, sluggishly
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exuberant
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adjective - extreme, full of life
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clench
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verb - to close tightly (a fist or teeth
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swaggering
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andjective - self-assured, boastful
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renounce
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verb - to refuse to acknoledge, abandon
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solemnly
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adverb - seriously
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deprive
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verb - to withhold or prevent from possesing
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incredulosly
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adverb - disbelief, unwillingness to accept what is true
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commence
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verb - to start; to make a beginning
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poise
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verb - to be balanced
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cynically
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adverb - pessimistically, skeptically, negatively
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