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50 Cards in this Set
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linguistics
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n. the science of language
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genetic
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adj. related to your heredity and genes
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hereditary
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n. passed on from your parents / ancestors
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mainstream
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n. belonging to the principal or dominant group
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welfare
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n. the well-being of
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misgivings
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n. reservations; feeling that something isn’t right
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assurances
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n. comforting a person
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ostracized
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adj. banished from the rest of the group
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perplexity
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n. a mystery
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fluctuations
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n. changes
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demeanor
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n. a person’s attitude; how one acts
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prepossessing
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adj. that which impresses favorably
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varied
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adj. different; not the same
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consummate
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adj. perfect
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haughty
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adj. acting like you are better than others
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pallid
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adj. pale; white
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collaboration
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n. working together
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diversion
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n. that which distracts
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didacticism
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n. that which is intended to teach
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banned
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adj. not allowed
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admonished
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adj. to be rebuked; scolded
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shirked
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v. evaded work or duty
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lambasted
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v. reprimand or berate harshly
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chartered
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v. to give special favor to; to lease or hire for exclusive use
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genome
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n. a single gene or cell that has hereditary information
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semblance
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n. outward appearance of
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cluster
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n. a group of things
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criteria
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n. the qualifications for
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resented
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v. dislike because you feel like you deserved something
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unintentionally
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adv. without meaning to
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figment
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n. a fantastic notion
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vivid
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adj. clear and detailed
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prodigious
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adj. enormous
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unverified
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adj. hasn’t been proven yet
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hybrid
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adj. a mix of two different technologies
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indubitably
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adv. without a doubt
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progeny
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n. offspring
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antecedent
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n. that which came before
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patronizing
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v. to talk and act down to; to treat as beneath or childlike
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zealous
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adj. with much energy and fervor
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winsome
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adj. sweetly or innocently charming
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revered
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adj. highly respected
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countenance
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n. appearance
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exploits
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n. adventures
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menagerie
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n. a collection of varied people or animals
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blemish
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n. a flaw
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portent
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n. an omen or ominous sign about the future
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reiterating
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v. to say again
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pejorative
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adj. having a belittling affect
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vexation
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n. that which irritates you
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