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15 Cards in this Set
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circumvent |
find a way around |
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deference |
humble submission and respect |
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holocaust |
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war |
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enervate |
cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken |
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usurp |
take illegally or by force |
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chicanery |
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose |
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discrepancy |
lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts |
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indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly |
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obstreperous |
noisy and difficult to control |
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pretentious |
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc, than actually possessed |
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copious |
abundant in supply or quantity |
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emulate |
match or surpass, typically by imitation |
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incarcerate |
imprison or confine |
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levity |
humor or frivolity, especially in treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a matter lacking due to respect |
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momentous |
great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future |
