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20 Cards in this Set
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differentiate
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to make or become different, to tell the difference between, to note differences
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treatise
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a formal, written discussion of a subject
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officious
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to ready to please, praise or obey meddlesome, offering unwanted or unneeded advice or comments
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scathing
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harsh or caustic, extremely severe or bitter
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facetious
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joking, said in fun, meant to be amusing
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empirical
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based on experiment and observation, based entirely on practical experience rather than theory
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quiescence
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inactivity,quietness, stillness
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testimonial
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a recommendation of a person or product, a tribute to a person's accomplishments
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chauvinism
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fanatical patriotism, biased belief in the superiority in one's group, sex, or nation
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epitome
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a person or thing typical of an entire class, an ideal example, a summary
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inexorable
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unalterable,relentless
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cosmopolitan
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international, beyond national boundaries, having great wordly experience, sophisticated, at home any where
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devoid
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entirely without, empty, totally lacking
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repository
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a center for storage, a place where where things are put for safekeeping, a person to whom something is confided or entrusted
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regimen
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a particular form of government, a systematic procedure, a regulated system for improving health
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sagacity
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keen, sound judgement, mental acuteness, shrewdness
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tenuous
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thin, not substantial, flimsy
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moot
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debatable, resolved and not worth further discussion or consideration
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renounced
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to give up, to abandon, to cast off something, to disown to repudiate
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disparity
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inequality, difference, unlikeness
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