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41 Cards in this Set
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allude
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to make an indirect reference on
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amicable
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friendly; peaceable
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apathy
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lock of feeling, energy, or interest
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autocraft
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a ruler who has absoulute or unlimited power ; a deposit
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avuncular
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like an uncle
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bigamy
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marriage to 2 mates
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deluge
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a downpour; a great flood
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divest
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to takeaway something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to disposses
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domicle
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a home; residence
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domineer
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to dominate; to be bossy.
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enamored
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in love with; charmed by (used with of)
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entity
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something that has a real or independent existence
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feminist
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a supporter of women's claims to the same right and treatment as men
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fraternal
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pertaining to brothers; brotherly
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genealogy
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a record of descent from one's ancestors; the study of family records
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genre
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a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature
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genteel
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well-mannered; refined; polite. (sometimes used to mean " falsely polite" or "having affected good manners.")
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gentry
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aristocratic or well-bred people
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hetrogeneous
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having parts that are unrelated or completely diffrent
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imbible
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to drink
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indigenous
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occurring in or characterizing an area; native
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ingenious
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cleverly inventive and resourceful
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innate
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possessed at birth; inborn
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matriachy
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a society ruled or controlled by women
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misanthrope
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a person who hates every1
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misogyny
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hatred of women
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monogamy
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marriage to a single mate
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moribund
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about to die or end
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mortify
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to shame
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nascent
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emerging; coming into existence
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orthopedics
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branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissuses related to movement
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patrinomy
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a family inheritance
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patronage
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support; encouragement
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pedagogue
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a TeAcHeR
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pedant
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a person who pays excessive attention to learing rules rather than to understanding
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phobia
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strong, irrational fear
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placid
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showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure
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postmortem
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an examination to determine the cause of death; an autopsy
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renaissance
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a rebirth; a renewal
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uxorious
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dominated by ones wife
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of what is strange or foriegn, or of foreigners
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