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28 Cards in this Set
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receptive
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able or wiling to recieve smthing
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percipient
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(of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive
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conception
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concieve; have kids
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precept
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a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought
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homogeneous
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same kind alike
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indigenous
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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
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progeny
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descendants of smthing (person, animal) offspring
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ingenuous
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(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
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ingenue
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an innocent or unsophisticated young woman.
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congenial
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(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one’s own
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abdicate
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renounce ones throne
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malediction
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a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse.
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extradite
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hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed
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indict
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formally accuse/ charge someone with crime serious one
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dictum
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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source/ short statement of general truth.
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introspection
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the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes
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respite
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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
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perspicacious
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having a ready insight into and understanding of things
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supersede
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take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant
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tentative
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not certain or fixed
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contend
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struggle to surmount difficulty or a danger/assert somethign as aposition in an argument
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contention
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heated disagreement
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tenuous
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very weak or slight
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attenuate
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reduce force effect or value
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portent
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a sign or warning that something, esp. something momentous or / exceptional wonderful person or thing
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tendentious
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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one
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transitory
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not perminant
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intransigent
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unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
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