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18 Cards in this Set
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1. center, centre (L) |
center (central, concentric)
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2. cert (L) |
sure (certain)
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4. clin, cliv (L) |
slope, hill (incline, recline)
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5. co, con, com (L) |
with, together (cooperate, connect, compare)
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6. turb (L) |
confuse, stir up, whirl (disturb)
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1. eccentric (adj) |
odd or unusual in clothing, behavior, etc., peculiar, strange
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2. egocentric (adj) |
concerned too much with one's own activities or needs; selfish
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3. ascertain (v) |
to find out or learn with certainty (ascertain the truth)
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4. certify (v) |
to confirm officially (by someone with official standing) as being true or meeting a certain standard.
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5. ethnocentric |
based on the attitude that one's own group is superior
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6. decline (v) |
to refuse an offer
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7. inclination (n) |
a leaning; a preference
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8. coalesce (v) |
to unite into a whole; fuse; grow or blend together
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9. communal (adj) |
used in common; beloning to the people of a community; public
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10. coalition |
a temporary alliance of different groups for joint action
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11. perturb |
disturb or trouble greatly
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12. turbulent (adj) |
(use for stormy air, water, a crowd of people) unruly; agitated; violently disturbed
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