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55 Cards in this Set
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catalyst
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an agent that provokes or triggers a change
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caustic
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a stinging or bitter remark
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synthetic
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produced artificially
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osmosis
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a gradual often unconscious process of assimilation
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sedentary
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settled; not mobile
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virulent
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very toxic or poisonous
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empirical
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guided by practical experience and not theory
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entomology
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the scientific study of insects
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gestate
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to conceive and develop in the mind
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paradigm
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a framework or model of thought
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entrepreneur
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a person who organizes and runs a business
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lucrative
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very profitable
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extravagant
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excessive
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avarice
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excessive greed
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glut
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a surplus
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plethora
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a surplus
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surfeit
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a surplus
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destitute
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very poor
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impoverished
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very poor
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indigent
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very poor
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affluent
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very wealthy
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opulent
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very wealthy
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munificent
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very generous
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parsimonious
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excessively cheap; stingy
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depreciation
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a decrease in value
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remunerate
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to compensate; a salary
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accord
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a formal agreement
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enlighten
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to illuminate
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appeasement
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to grant concessions to maintain peace
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nullify
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to make null; declare invalid
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triumvirate
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a group of three leaders
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pretext
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an excuse; an alleged cause
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watershed
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a critical turning point
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consensus
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a general agreement
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autocrat
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a ruler with unlimited power; despot
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despot
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a ruler with unlimited power; autocrat
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manifesto
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a public declaration of beliefs
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enfranchise
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to receive the right to vote
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disenfranchise
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to lose the right to vote
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coerce
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to compel someone to do something
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egalitarian
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belief in a society based upon equality
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belligerent
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hostile and aggressive; warlike
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inquisition
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a severe interrogation; a systematic questioning
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ameliorate
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to make better
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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contiguous
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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desiccate
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to thoroughly dry out; totally arid
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pertinent
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relevant and to the point
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complicity
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association or participation in a wrongful act
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exonerate
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to free from blame or guilt; exculpate
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exculpate
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to free from blame or guilt; exonerate
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indisputable
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not open to question; irrefutable
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precedent
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an action or decision that serves as an example
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unprecedented
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without a previous example
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrongdoing by a public official
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