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54 Cards in this Set
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cede
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to formally surrender to another
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concede
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to admit
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decease
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act of dying
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incessant
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continuing without interruption
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intercede
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to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups
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precedent
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any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
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procedure
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a particular course or mode of action
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recede
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to go or move away
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secede
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to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association
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anachronism
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sth or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
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chronic
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habitual
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chronicle
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relate; narrate; report
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concise
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brief in form but comprehensive in scope
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excise
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a tax or duty on certain commodities
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incisive
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remarkably clear and direct
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precise
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definitely defined
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acclaimed
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enthusiastic approval
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clamor
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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people
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disclaim
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to deny interest in or connection with
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exclamation
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outcry; loud complaint or protest
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proclaim
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to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way
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decline
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to express courteous refusal
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incline
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to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction
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proclivity
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natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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recline
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to lean back
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conclude
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to determine by reasoning
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preclude
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
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agnostic
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a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study
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cognate
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similar in nature or quality
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cognizant
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aware
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diagnose
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to ascertain the cause or nature of (a problem) from the symptoms
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incognito
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having one's identity concealed, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions
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prognosis
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a forecasting of the probable course and outcomes
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credential
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evidence of authority, status, rights, or entitlement to privileges
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creed
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any system or formula of religious belief
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incredulous
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disinclined or indisposed to believe
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culpable
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deserving blame or censure
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culprit
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a person or other agent guilty or responsible for an offense or fault
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exculpate
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to free from blame
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incumbent
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holding an indicated position, role, or office
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recumbent
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lying down; leaning
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succumb
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to give away to superior force
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concur
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agree
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concurrent
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occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side
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cursory
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going rapidly over sth, without noticing details
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incur
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to come into or acquire
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precursor
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a person that precedes, as in a job or method
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recur
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to occur again, as an event or experience
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demographic
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the statistical data of a population
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endemic
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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place
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epidemic
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a temporary prevalence of a desease
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pandemic
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a desease prevalent over a large area
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well
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dexterity
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skill in using the hands or body
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