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90 Cards in this Set
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intrinsic
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inherent
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analogous
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like something else; comparable
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morph
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to transform
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context
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circumstances; surroundings
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converge
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to come together
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constraint
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restriction; something that holds you back
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genealogy
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ancestory
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subjective
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with bias or prejudice
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hone
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to sharpen (physically or figuratively)
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parallelism
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similar sentence structure
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empathy
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able to personally understand or relate
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skepticism
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doubtful
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incredulous
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unwilling to believe something
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derogatory
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disrespectful
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tone
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author/speakers attitude toward the subject
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tentative
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unsure; uncertain
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officious
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pushy; aggressive in giving help
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mayhem
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random violence; destruction
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paucity
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lack; scarcity
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opportunism
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taking unfair advantage
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consecrated
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blessed; made sacred
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subversion
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to destroy by undermining
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solicitude
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care or concern
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incantation
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a spell
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paternal
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fatherly
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subservient
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subordinate; lesser in rank
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conservative
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traditional
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ideologue
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idealist person
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anarchist
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terrorism
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demagogue
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seek power by advocating what is popular
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imperious
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overly authoritarian; arrogant
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ambivlent
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having mixed feelings
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expedient
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necessary
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insurection
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revolt; rebellion
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fallacy
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a mistake made through unlogic
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renunciation
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giving something up
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reproach
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rebuke; disapproval
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disinterested
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no bias
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simulate
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try to copy; replicate
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discord
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disagreement
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paradoxical
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self-contradictory
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coalesce
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to unite
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choreography
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dance steps in sync
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troglodyte
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a caveman
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rapier
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small sword
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precocious
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capacity to develop talents beyond your years
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catalyst
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helps excelerate a reaction but itself is unaffected; agent of change
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cynical
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distrustful
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ad hominem
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against "the man"
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diction
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word choice
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objective
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un-bais
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chronolgy
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ordered by time
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stasis
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state of stability
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connotation
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dictionary deffinition
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jargon
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specialized language within a group
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unflagging
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steady; constant
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diminutive
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small
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husband
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use rescources economically; to conserve
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precipitous
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steep
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inherent
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intrinsic; belonging to the essential nature of something
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imprudence
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unwise; lack of judgement
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rustic
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having to do with the country; rural
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idyll
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poem which depicts country life positively
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rector
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clergymen
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domineering
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arrogant; overbearing; imperious
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deference
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humble respect
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explicit
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fully expressed
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paradox
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self-contradictory statement
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nuture
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to support or raise
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append
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to add something
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repudiation
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to deny or reject
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naivete
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innocence; gullibility
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wry
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dryly humorous
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despot
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tyrant; ruler with absolute power
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oppress
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to burden by authority
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sway
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power; dominion
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odious
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arousing strong dislike
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onerous
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burdensome
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censure
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expressing severe disapproval
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courtier
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lesser attendant than royal court
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reproach
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disapproval
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encomium
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formal expression of high praise
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censor
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remove offensive material
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subdue
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bring under control
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ribald
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portrays sexuality in a funny way
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contemporary
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happening; existing in the present
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benevolent
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doing good deeds
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empathetic
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personally relate
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dissent
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disagreement
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enmity
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hatred
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