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19 Cards in this Set
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equitable
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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens.
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per capita
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1. by or for each individual person: income per capita.
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subvert
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1. to overthrow (something established or existing).
2. to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of. 3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt. |
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matriarch
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1. the female head of a family or tribal line.
2. a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a community or group. 3. a venerable old woman. |
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epistemology
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a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
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preclude
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1. to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
2. to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him. |
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overt
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1. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.
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nominative determinism
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It refers to amusing instances where people's names coincidentally reflect some aspect of their jobs, professions or lives
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saprophyte
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any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
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mosey(ed)
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1. to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often fol. by along, about, etc.).
2. to leave quickly; decamp. |
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renounce
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1. to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
2. to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 3. to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. |
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enamoured
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delighted with
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animatronic
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used with a singular verb) the technology connected with the use of electronics to animate puppets or other figures, as for motion pictures.
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fallacy
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1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness. 4. Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound. |
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augment
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verb (used with object) 1. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.
–verb (used without object) 5. to become larger. |
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penchant
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a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
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ovation
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1. an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by loud and prolonged applause.
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cusp
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7. a point that marks the beginning of a change: on the cusp of a new era.
1. a point or pointed end. |
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animosity
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a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one's neighbor.
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