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20 Cards in this Set
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beguile
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to cheat or decieve; to mislead
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Antiquity
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ancient times; a thing or people of ancient time; the quality of being ancient
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bedlam
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an up roar or confusion
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besiege
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to surround in order to capture; to crowd around in order or press with requests; to harass; to beset
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ascertain
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to find out; to determine; to learn through research
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aptitude
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a talent; natural ability; the ability to learn; suitability
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apprehensive
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afraid; anxious; worried that some misfortune may occur
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balmy
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mild and pleasant; soothing
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anthropology
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the study of the physical, cultural, and social development and behavior of humanity
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autonomy
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the condition of having self-government; independce
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atrocious
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wicked or cruel; exceedingly bad;
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archaic
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no longer in use, old fashioned
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bayou
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a marshy inlet or the outlet of a river or lake in parts of southern united states
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appease
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to soothe or pacify; to satisfy; especially by giving in to demands
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annihilate
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to destory in large part or completly; to vanguish, to make ineffectual
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apex
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the highest point of something; vertex; the culmination or point of climax
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axiom
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a statement assumed to be true; a self-evident truth; an established principle
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arbiter
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a person chosen to decide in dispute, a judge
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assert
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to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim.
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astute
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shrewed, showing keen judgement, crafty
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