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45 Cards in this Set
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Abducted
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to seize and take away (as a person) by force
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Absolute
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free from imperfection : PERFECT
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Accident
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an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance
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accompolish
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to bring about (a result) by effort 2: to bring to completion : FULFILL
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accurate
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1 : free from error especially as the result of care 2 : conforming exactly to truth or to a standard :
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adaptable
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Adaptation Behavior that enables an organism to function effectively..
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addiction
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1: the quality or state of being addicted 2: compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol)
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adequate
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sufficient for a specific requirement
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administer
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verb1: to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of 2 a: to mete out : DISPENSE
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admittance
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the act or process of admitting b: permission to enter2: the reciprocal of the impedance of a circuit
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adversely
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acting against or in a contrary direction : HOSTILE
2 a : opposed to one's interests ; especially : UNFAVORABLE b : causing harm : HARMFUL |
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affecting
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to aim at
2 a archaic : to have affection for b : to be given to : FANCY 3 : to make a display of liking or using : CULTIVATE 4 : to put on a pretense of : FEIGN 5 : to tend toward 6 : FREQUENT |
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agenda
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a list or outline of things to be considered or done
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aggressive
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tending toward or exhibiting aggression b : marked by combative readiness
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alleged
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to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority
2 : to assert without proof or before proving 3 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse |
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allocate
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1 : to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : DISTRIBUTE
2 : to set apart or earmark : DESIGNATE - al·lo·cat·able |
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allowance
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1 a : a share or portion allotted or granted b : a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expenses ; especially : a sum regularly provided for personal or household expenses c : a fixed or available amount d : a reduction from a list price or stated price
2 : an imposed handicap (as in a horse race) 3 : an allowed dimensional difference between mating parts of a machine 4 : the act of allowing : PERMISSION 5 : a taking into account of mitigating circumstances or contingencies |
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alternate
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1 : occurring or succeeding by turns
2 a : arranged first on one side and then on the other at different levels or points along an axial line -- compare OPPOSITE b : arranged one above or alongside the other 3 : every other : every second 4 : constituting an alternative 5 : ALTERNATIVE 3 |
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analyze
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1 : to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis
2 : to subject to scientific or grammatical analysis 3 : PSYCHOANALYZE |
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applicable
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capable of or suitable for being applied : APPROPRIATE
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apprehend
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1 : ARREST, SEIZE
2 a : to become aware of : PERCEIVE b : to anticipate especially with anxiety, dread, or fear 3 : to grasp with the understanding : recognize the meaning of |
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associate
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1 : to join as a partner, friend, or companion
2 obsolete : to keep company with : ATTEND 3 : to join or connect together : COMBINE 4 : to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination) |
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attorney
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: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf; especially : LAWYER
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authority
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1 a (1) : a citation (as from a book or file) used in defense or support (2) : the source from which the citation is drawn b (1) : a conclusive statement or set of statements (as an official decision of a court) (2) : a decision taken as a precedent (3) : TESTIMONY c : an individual cited or appealed to as an expert
2 a : power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior b : freedom granted by one in authority : RIGHT 3 a : persons in command; specifically : GOVERNMENT b : a governmental agency or corporation to administer a revenue-producing public enterprise 4 a : GROUNDS, WARRANT b : convincing force |
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background
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1 a : the scenery or ground behind something b : the part of a painting representing what lies behind objects in the foreground
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barricade
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1 : to block off or stop up with a barricade
2 : to prevent access to by means of a barricade |
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basic
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1 a : of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : FUNDAMENTAL b : concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied
2 : constituting or serving as the basis or starting point 3 a : of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a chemical base b : having an alkaline reaction |
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battery
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1 a : the act of battering or beating b : an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent -- compare ASSAULT 2a
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brandishing
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1 : to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly
2 : to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner |
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brutality
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1 : the quality or state of being brutal
2 : a brutal act or course of action |
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budget
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1 chiefly dialect : a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack; also : its contents
2 : STOCK, SUPPLY 3 : a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation; also : an account of gains and losses of such a quantity 4 a : a statement of the financial position of an administration for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them b : a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures c : the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose |
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calculate
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1 a : to determine by mathematical processes b : to reckon by exercise of practical judgment : ESTIMATE c : to solve or probe the meaning of : FIGURE OUT
2 : to design or adapt for a purpose 3 a : to judge to be true or probable b : INTEND |
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cancel
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1 a : to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : ANNUL b : to bring to nothingness : DESTROY c : to match in force or effect : OFFSET -- often used with out d : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time
2 a : to mark or strike out for deletion b : OMIT, DELETE 3 a : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator b : to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account 4 : to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse |
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capacity
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1 : legal competency or fitness
2 a : the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating b : the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated -- see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table 3 a : an individual's mental or physical ability : APTITUDE, SKILL b : the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating 4 : DUTY, POSITION, ROLE 5 : the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : CAPABILITY ; also : maximum output 6 a : CAPACITANCE b : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions |
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characteristic
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1 : a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
2 : the integral part of a common logarithm 3 : the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation |
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circumstantial
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1 : belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances
2 : pertinent but not essential : INCIDENTAL 3 : marked by careful attention to detail : abounding in factual details 4 : CEREMONIAL |
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Citation
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1 : an official summons to appear (as before a court)
2 a : an act of quoting; especially : the citing of a previously settled case at law b : EXCERPT, QUOTATION 3 : MENTION: as a : a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor b : specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty |
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classify
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1 : to arrange in classes
2 : to assign (as a document) to a category |
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commence
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1 : to have or make a beginning : START
2 chiefly British : to take a degree at a university |
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compensate
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transitive verb
1 : to be equivalent to : COUNTERBALANCE 2 : to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to 3 a : to provide with means of counteracting variation b : to neutralize the effect of (variations) intransitive verb 1 : to supply an equivalent -- used with for 2 : to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect 3 : to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation |
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competent
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1 : proper or rightly pertinent
2 : having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : FIT 3 : legally qualified or adequate 4 : having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way; specifically : having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant |
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compile
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1 : to compose out of materials from other documents
2 : to collect and edit into a volume 3 : to build up gradually 4 : to run (as a program) through a compiler |
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comply
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1 obsolete : to be ceremoniously courteous
2 : to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested |
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compromise
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1 a : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions b : something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things
2 : a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial |
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compulsion
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1 a : an act of compelling : the state of being compelled b : a force that compels
2 : an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (as excessive hand washing); also : the act itself |
