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58 Cards in this Set
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circumvent
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To go around; bypass
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circumspect
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Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.
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collusion
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A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose.
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commodious
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Spacious; roomy
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compunction
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A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt.
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congenital
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Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences
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convival
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Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable.
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credence
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Acceptance as true or valid; belief
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incredulous
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Skeptical; disbelieving
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miscreant
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An evildoer; a villain
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suffrage
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The exercise of such a right.
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franchise
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A privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government
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boast
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To speak of with excessive pride.
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breeches
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The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks
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skirmish
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A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict.
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vigilante
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One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands.
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ransack
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To search or examine thoroughly
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emerge
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to rise from an obscure or inferior position or condition
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exodus
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A departure of a large number of people.
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brigade
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A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments
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subdue
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To conquer and subjugate; vanquish
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littered with
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a big mess in a certain area
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appeal
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An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
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nits
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the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
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banishment
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to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance
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fanatics
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marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion
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prominent
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widely and popularly known
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referendum
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the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
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cur
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run
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dem
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people
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dict
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to speak
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dis,dif
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not
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equ
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same
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good or well
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concurrent
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Happening at the same time as something else.
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cursory
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Performed with haste and scant attention to detail
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recur
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To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly
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demagogue
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A leader of the common people in ancient times.
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endemic
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Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
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pandemic
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Widespread; general
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dictum
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An authoritative, often formal pronouncement
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diction
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Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
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abdicate
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To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.
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disarray
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A state of disorder; confusion
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disparity
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The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference
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dissident
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Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
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equable
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Unvarying; steady
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equivocate
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To avoid making an explicit statement
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equinox
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Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
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euphemism
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The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
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euthanasia
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The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.
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euphoria
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A feeling of great happiness or well-being.
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fascist
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political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
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Gestapo
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a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty
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Passover
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a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt
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Talmud
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the authoritative body of Jewish tradition comprising the Mishnah and Gemara
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to liquidate
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To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
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billet
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To serve (a person) with a written order to provide lodging for soldiers.
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