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45 Cards in this Set
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amenable
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agreeable;responsive to suggestion or advice
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conducive
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tending to cause or bring about
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influx
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an inward flow
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junta
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a military group ruling a country after seizing power
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mollify
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to reduce, soothe, or calm
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patina
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a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use
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perjury
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lying under oath
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pinnacle
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a peak or climax
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placebo
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a fake drug used in the testing of medication
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow; mournful
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rigorous
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severe; relentless; harsh
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sedentary
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characterized by or requiring sitting
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stricture
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a restraint or limit
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subversive
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in opposition to authority or government
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tantamount
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of essentially equal value or signifigance
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acumen
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ability to discern or discriminate;shrewdness
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concurrent
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happening at the same time
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erroneous
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incorrect; mistaken
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impasse
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a problem or predicament with no obvious resolution
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irrevocable
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impossible to retract or revoke; irreversible
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malodorous
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having an offensive odor
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nanotechnology
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the use of single atoms and molecules to construct microscopic devices
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negligible
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of little importance; insignifigant
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notarize
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to certify legally
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piquant
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a strong stimulating taste
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precept
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a rule of action;a principal to live by
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pungent
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a sharp taste; acrid
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renege
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to break a promise or obligation
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visage
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a face; a facial expression
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wunderkind
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one who excels at a difficult skill at a young age
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botch
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to ruin through clumsiness; to bungle
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brinkmanship
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pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding
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confute
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to argue or point out error
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dynasty
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a succession of rulers from the same family or group
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forte
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an area of expertise or strength
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fortitude
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strength in adversity
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ineffable
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to sacred or great to be described; indescribable
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kleptomania
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a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive
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meritorious
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deserving of an award or honor
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mezzanine
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the lowest balcony in a theater; a partial story between main stories in a building
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perennial
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lasting indefinetly
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recumbent
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resting or lying down
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renown
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state of being well known and honored; fame
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tribulation
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an affliction, trouble, or difficult experience
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purport
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to claim; to have or give the false impression of being
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