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21 Cards in this Set
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INTER
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(L) between
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interloper
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n. one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others
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internecine
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adj. 1. very destructive to both sids in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage
2. pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation |
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interpolate
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v. 1. to insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work
2. to introduce material that severely alters a text or falsifies it |
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interregnum
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n. 1. any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provincial government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor
2. an interval between controling elements; an interruption in an otherwisecontinuous function or process |
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PONO
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(L) to put
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interpose
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v. 1. to insert between parts of something, to interject in a conversation
2. to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere |
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juxtapose
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v. to place side by side
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PROPE, PROPINQUUS
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(L) near
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propinquity
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n. 1. nearness; proximity
2. kinship |
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rapprochement
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n. reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries
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QUIES
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(L) quiet, rest
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QUIESCO
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(L) to rest, to remain quiet
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quiescent
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adj. at rest; dormant; motionless
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acquiesce
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v. to agree or consent without any objection
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requiem
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n. a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead
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unrequited
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adj. not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind
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TRUDO
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(L) to push
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abtruse
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adj. difficult to understand; complex
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extrude
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v. to push or thrust out a liquid or a malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shabe
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obtrude
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v. 1. to force one's deas or oneself insistently upon others
2. to thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way |
