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14 Cards in this Set
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Expedient
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Adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal. Noun. A means to an end. |
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Expedite
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Tr.V.
1. To help or hurry the process of something. 2. Of business, to perform business quickly. |
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Impede
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Tr. V
To hinder; to block the way of. |
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Pedigree
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Noun.
1. A line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind. 2. A recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals. |
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Pedometer
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Noun.
A device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps you've taken. |
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Antipodes
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Noun.
1. Any two places on opposite sides of the earth. 2. Something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else. |
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Podiatry
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Noun.
The study and treatment of foot ailments. |
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Podium
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Noun.
An elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais. |
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Agression
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Noun.
1. The act or habit of launching attacks; invasion. 2. Hostile action or behavior. |
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Degradation
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Noun.
1. reduction in rank or status, especially of the office or dignity. 2. Lowering of moral or intellectual character. 3. Disgrace; dishonor. |
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Digress
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Intr. V.
To stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside. |
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Gradation
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Noun.
A systematic progression through a series of stages. |
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Gradient
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Noun.
An incline or slope; the rate of incline. |
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Regress
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Intr. V.
To go back; to return to a former or less developed condition. |