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25 Cards in this Set
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contrast
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To compare in order to reveal differences.
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institute
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An educational institution.
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statue
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A form representing a person or thing, made by an artist out of stone, metal, or another solid substance.
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projector
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A machine that uses lenses and a source of light to project images, as of motion pictures, onto a surface.
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reject
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To refuse to accept, use, grant, consider, etc.
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portable
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Easily or conveniently carried.
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objective
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Not influenced by emotion or prejudice; impartial.
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obstacle
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Something that stands in the way of progress toward a goal; a hindrance.
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superstition
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Any belief, practice, or rite unreasonably dependent on magic, chance, or dogma.
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transport
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To carry from one place to another.
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reporter
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A person who gathers information for news stories that are written or broadcast.
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inject
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To force or drive (a liquid or gas) into something.
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circumstance
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Often circumstances. One of the conditions, facts, or events connected with and usually affecting another event, a person, or a course of action.
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stanza
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One of the divisions of a poem or song, composed of two or more lines.
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interjection
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An exclamation.
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porter
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A person hired to carry baggage at a station, airport, or hotel.
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adjective
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In grammar, a word used to describe a noun or to limit its meaning.
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deport
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To expel (a foreigner) from a country.
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subjective
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Existing within the mind or perception of an individual and not capable of being observed or experienced by anyone else.
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statute
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A law enacted by a legislative body.
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portfolio
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A portable case for holding loose papers, documents, etc.
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abject
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Deeply hopeless and miserable.
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rapport
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A relationship of mutual trust and understanding.
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conjecture
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The formation of an opinion or conclusion from incomplete or insufficent evidence; guesswork.
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constituent
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Someone represented by an elected offical; a voter.
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