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20 Cards in this Set
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soliloquy
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The act of speaking to oneself.
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tautology
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Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
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thermodynamics
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Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
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vacuous
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Devoid of matter; empty
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wrought
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A job; employment
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subjugate
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To bring under control; conquer
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taxonomy
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The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics
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totalitarian
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political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life
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vehement
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Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong
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xenophobe
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A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples
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suffragist
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An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
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tectonic
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Relating to, causing, or resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust
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unctuous
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Containing or composed of oil or fat
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vortex
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A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center
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yeoman
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An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household
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supercilious
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Feeling or showing haughty disdain
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tempestuous
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Tumultuous; stormy
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usurp
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To take over or occupy without right
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winnow
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To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air
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ziggurat
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A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
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