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15 Cards in this Set
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Interloper (n)
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one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on rights of others
interlope (v) |
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Internecine (adj)
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v.destructive to both sides in a conflict;involving salughter, carnage
relating to struggle or conflict w/in a group, org. or nation |
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Interpolate (v)
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to insert or add something between other parts. esp text/written work
to introduce material that severly alters a text or falsifies it. interpolation (n) interolative (adj) |
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Interregnum (n)
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Any period of time when a state is w/o a ruler or has a provisional gov. btw reign of a soveriegn/succesor
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Interpose (v)
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to insert btw parts of something; to interject in conversation
to apply pressure or influence: to meddle: to interfere interposition (n) |
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Juxtapose (v)
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to place side by side
juxtaposition (n) |
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Propinquity (n)
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nearness, proxmity
kinship |
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Rapprochment (n)
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reconciliation: restoration of cordial relations especially btw 2 countries
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Quiescent (adj)
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at rest; dormant; motionless
quiescence (n) |
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Acquiesce (v)
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to agree or consent w/o any objection.
acquiescence (n) acquiescent (adj) |
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Requiem (n)
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a mass or service for the repose of dead; music poetry or other composition for the dead.
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Unrequited (adj)
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Not reciporcal: not given in payment or returned in kind.
unrequitable (adj) |
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Obtruse (adj)
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difficult to understand,complex
abstruseness (n) |
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Extrude (v)
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to push or thrust out a liq or malleable substance tht retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape.
extrusion (n) |
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Obtrude (v)
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To force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others.
To thrust or push out: to protude noticeable, often in an undesirable way. obtruder/obtrusiveness/obtrusion: (n) obtrusive (adj) |
