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30 Cards in this Set
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bureaucracy
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a body os nonelcetive goveenment officials
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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actuate
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motivate
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onomatopoeia
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words formed by the imitation of sounds eg: gurgle, flip flop
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fraught
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filled
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economy
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effectiveness or conciseness in using something
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defunct
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no longer in use or existence, dead
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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churlish
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boorish, rude
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palimpsest
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parchment which is resued after erasing its original content
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latitude
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freedon from narrow limitations
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reputable
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respectable
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circuitous
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roundabout
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import
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significance
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resolution
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determination
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sarcasm
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scornful remarks
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writ
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a writtencomand issued by the court
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mutinuos
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unruly
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officious
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meddlesome, excessively puchy about offering one's services
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supererogatory
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superfluos, more than what is asked for or demanded
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fauna
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aminals of a region or period
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insensate
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without feeling
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disinterested(n)
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unprejudiced
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transient
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temporary, momentary, staying for a short time
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rescind
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cancel
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imprecation
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curse
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efface
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rub out
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velocity
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speed
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vassal
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a person who is protected by a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty- a feudal tenant
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coagulate
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thicken, congeal, clot
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