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59 Cards in this Set
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las cuchillas
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skating blades
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factious
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adj. argumentative; inclined to dissent
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abdicate
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v. to give up; renounce
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aberration
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n. a straying from the norm; abnormality
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abjure
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v. to renounce (upon oath); to swear away
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abscond
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v. to depart secretly and hide
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complacent
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adj. self-satisfied
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belligerence
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n. quality of having a fighting spirit
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opulence
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n. wealth
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preclude
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v. to hinder; to make impossible
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reclusive
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adj. shut away; hermit-like
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aptitude
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n. state of being capable; ability
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FIDE
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faith
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perfidious
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adj. deceitful
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cognizance
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n. awareness
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compulsory
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adj. required; mandatory
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APO
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away from
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apocalypse
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n. a revelation of the future destruction of the world
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HUM
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earth; ground; man
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exhume
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v. to dig up a body
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humane
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adj. compassionate to human beings and animals
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miscreant
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n. an evil-doer
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misogyny
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n. hatred of women
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misgivings
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n. feelings of uneasiness or guilt
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misanthrope
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n. a hater of mankind
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omnipotent
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adj. all-powerful
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omniscient
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adj. all-knowing
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omnivorous
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adj. eating both plants and animals
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fortuitous
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adj. happening by chance; accidental
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inflection
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n. the rise and fall of the voice
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reflective
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adj. meditative; full of thoughts
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peripheral
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adj. related to the boundary
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PARA
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beside
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parable
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n. a story with a moral told to emphasize a point
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autocratic
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adj. rule by one supreme ruler; dictatorial
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autonomous
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adj. self-governing
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agile
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adj. flexible
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futile
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adj. ineffectual; useless
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vociferous
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adj. shouting loudly
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convocation
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n. an assembly or gathering
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advocate
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v. to speak or write in favor of
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subdue
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v. to conquer
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substantiate
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v. to establish by proof or evidence
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subversive
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adj. wishing to overthrow the government
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subterfuge
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n. deception; underhandedness
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malapropism
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n. humorous misuse of words (birth patrol pills)
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posterity
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n. descendants; future generations
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philanthropy
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n. a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities
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philogynist
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n. one who is fond of women
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sophist
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one who is skillful in devious argumentation
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anachronism
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n. an error in the order of time
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extemporaneous
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adv. impromptu; unrehearsed
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EPI
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among; upon
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epigram
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n. a clever
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epitome
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n. essence
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epilogue
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n. the concluding section of work
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assimilate
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v. to take in and make part of oneself; to absorb
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catacombs
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n. underground burial places
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cataract
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n. a large waterfall; the clouding of the lens of the eye
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