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60 Cards in this Set
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balance, having a similar appearance on all sides.
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symmetry
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sun
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similar
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metron
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measure
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too dark or too thick for light to pass through.
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opaque
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opacus
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dark
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not yet fully developed.
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inchoate
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in
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into, not
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cohum
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to strip from yoke(?) to plow
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choare
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to harness
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greed, especially for money.
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cupidity
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cupere
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to desire
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feeling repelled, wanting to avoid.
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averse
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avertere
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to turn away
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someone with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular belief or activity, a fanatic.
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zealot
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zelos
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zeal
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showy; making ridiculous claims; excessively ambitous.
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pretentious
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praetendre
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to pretend
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absurd; ridiculous.
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ludicrous
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ludere
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to play
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to free from a trap or a difficult situation; to disentangle.
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extricate
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ex
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out, completely
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tricae
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problems, perplexities
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large, roomy, spacious.
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capacious
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capere
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to hold
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government based on absolute power or cruelty.
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tyranny
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tyrannus
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tyrant
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ordinary; earthly(not spiritual); practical temporary.
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mundane
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mundus
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world
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unable to change.
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immutable
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mutare
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to change
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the quality of being bubbly or full of life.
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effervescence
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fervere
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to be hot
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to push someone away, or cause him to seperate from people.
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alienate
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alius
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other
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examine closely, inspect carefully.
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scrutinize
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scrutari
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to search
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having to do with money; financial .
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pecuniary
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pecunias
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wealth
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notice; to pay attention to.
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heed
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hedan
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to pay attention
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the act of yielding to someone else out of respect.
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defference
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de
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away
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ferre
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carry
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top, highest point, summit.
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apex
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apex
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top
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bring in to balance, moderate.
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temper
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temperare
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to mix in proportion
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to appease, pacify, mullify.
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placate
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placere
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to calm
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an unexpected outcome, or the use of a word that is opposite of its literal meaning.
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irony
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eironeia
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feigned ignorance
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temporary, short lived.
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ephemeral
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epi
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over
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humera
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day
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demos
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people
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op
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vision
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to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent.
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belie
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be
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completely
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war
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pledge
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logan
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to deceive with lies
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