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41 Cards in this Set
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Imminent |
about to occur |
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Infallibility |
an inability to make errors |
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Doggedness |
Persistence
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Reiterate |
to repeat |
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precariously |
insecurely |
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exotic |
excitingly strange |
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evanesce |
to disappearh |
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Heresy |
an action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right |
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fractious |
hard to manage or hold together |
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posse |
a band |
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exodus |
a mass departure |
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marauding |
roaming about in search of items to steal or people to attack |
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subsist |
to support oneself at a minimal level |
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boon |
a benefit; blessing |
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Momentous |
of great importance |
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Default |
to fail to keep a promise |
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legitimate |
justifiable,reasonable |
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Millitancy |
the act of aggresively supporting a political or social cause |
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inextricably |
in a way impossible to untangle |
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status quo |
existing state of affairs |
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meager |
lacking in quantity or quality |
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neurological |
having to do with the nervous system |
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eradicate |
to do away |
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relapse |
to fall ill once again after a partial recovery |
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induced |
led on, persuaded |
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torrent |
heavy uncontrolled outpouring |
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perfidy |
treachery, betrayal of trust |
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muted |
softened or muffled |
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hierarchy |
a body of people with authority |
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maneuvering |
an action designed to achieve a goal |
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infatuated |
possessed by an unreasoning attraction |
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vigilant |
on the alert, watchful |
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enthralled |
charmed greatly |
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distraught |
deeply upset |
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resigned |
Google: having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about. Textbook: Marked by acceptance of conditions as unavoidable |
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dilapidated |
broken down and shabby |
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solace |
comfort from sorrow or misfortune |
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appalled |
filled with dismay, horrified |
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ponderous |
slow and clumsy due to great weight |
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meditation |
the act of being in serious, reflective thought |
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adversary |
an opponent, enemy |
