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10 Cards in this Set
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Dilemma |
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives |
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Eugenics |
Science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race |
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Fallacious |
False, misleading, deceptive |
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Furtive |
Done by stealth and secret |
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Halcyon |
Calm |
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Parody |
Humorous imitation of a serious writing |
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Satire |
Language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule |
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Serpentine |
Winding in and out |
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Sublimate |
Redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels; purify |
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Travesty |
Imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous |
