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15 Cards in this Set
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nemesis
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a person or obstacle that a person cannot overcome or beat
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venerate
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to regret or treat with reverence and admiration
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bestial
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having or referring to the characteristics of an animal
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Zenith
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the highest point or state of a situation
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nadir
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the lowest point or state of a situation
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mediate
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to reconcile two opposing parties so that they come to a compromise or agreement
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dissipate
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to break apart or dissolve; to scattering many different directions
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platitude
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and over-used, cliché, or worn out expression
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parsimonious
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very tight with money ; positive of cheap
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formidable
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intimidating or of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, causing fear
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree
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mandate
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a command on authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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Anachoism
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something or someone that its not its correct historical or chronological time
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Omniscience
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infinite knowledge
seeing hearing everything that occurs |
