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15 Cards in this Set
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capitulate
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to surrender
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catalyst
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a substance that alters the rate at which a physical or chemical raction takes place
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caustic
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to burn, eat away, cutting in speech
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hierarchy
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a group of perosns arranged in order of rank
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homogeneous
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having or consisting of the same parts, similar
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hypocritical
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insincere, false
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iconoclast
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a person who attacks and seeks to overthrow popular ideas
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piety
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devotion to religious duties adn practices
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placid
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calm, peaceful
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pompous
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acting with an air of great dignity, self-important
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sumptuous
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of a size or splendor suggesting great expense, luxurious
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surmise
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to reach a conclusion on sligh evidence, to guess, presume
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surreptitious
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acting in a secret way
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susceptible
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easily influenced or affected by
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validate
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to confirm, to make official
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