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40 Cards in this Set

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Altruism
Willingness to sacrifice self for others: good will
Arbitrary
Based on prejudice or whim, rather than on established principles
Beckon
to appear inviting: to attract
Coalesce
to grow on or come together into one
Debilitating
incapacitating, impairing, making likely to cease proper function
Disingenuous
insincere, not open
doctrine
principles of a religion, political party, etc
finite
limited, having parameters, bounded
hackneyed
used to the point of excess
incisive
keen, showing insight; smart
Nonsensical
unintelligible, absurd
Opulence
wealth, affluence
Orthodox
traditional or common belief or practice
Periphery
the surrounding region, area, or country
Quiescence
state of repose or inaction
Rudimentary
basic, primary, lowest
Stagnated
become dull or inactive; not flowing or moving
Synthesists
those who assemble part into whole
Unfettered
free, without hindrance
Hieroglyphics
a writing system, an alphabet
Adjacent
near or next to; adjoining
Advocates
person who speaks or writes in favor of
Affable
pleasant or friendly
Cosmopolitan
Sophisticated, knowledgeable about other cultures
Compulsory
required
Entrenched
ingrained; included for long as to become a part of
Eustress
good stress
explicitly
openly; overtly
generic
of a whole genus, kind, class, etc; general, inclusive
homogeneity
uniformity; sameness
Illusory
seeming unreal; producing an illusion
infallible
always correct; unable to make error
paucity
smallness of number; fewness; rarity
permeable
ale to be passed through
reverberates
to cause sound to echo
rife
swarming; alive with; thick
subsidy
a grant of money, as from a government to private enterprise
tedium
lack of variety, monotony
unprecedented
not done or known before
waned
diminished; to grow gradually smaller or weaker