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100 Cards in this Set
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composite
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put together from many different parts
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depose
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to forcefully remove from office or power
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exposition
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the systematic explanation of a subject
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imposition
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something that is newly required
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impostor
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a person who assumes a false identity
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juxtaposition
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placement side by side
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opposition
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a resistance, against
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proponent
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someone who argues in support of something
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proposition
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a plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal
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repository
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a safe place for storage
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detract
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to reduce the value, importance, of something
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distraction
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something that draws attention away
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distraught
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extremely worried and upset
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entreaty
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a heartful plea or request
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extract
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to pull or draw out
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intractable
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difficult to manage or control; stubborn
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protracted
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drawn out in time; made longer
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retract
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to pull back
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tract
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an area of land
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traction
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grip or hold
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cognition
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the mental process of knowing
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cognizant
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fully informed; aware or concious
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connoisseur
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a knoweledgeable person who appreciates high quality
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conscientious
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careful, thorough, and hard-working
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diagnosis
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identification of a diases
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incognito
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with one's idenity concealed
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notoriety
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fame for something negative
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omniscient
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having total knowlege, knowing everything
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prognosis
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a forecast or prediction
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unconscionable
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immoral, unprincipled
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affectation
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artificial behaivor done to impress others
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beneficiary
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a person or an institution receiving help or an advantage
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de facto
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real or actual
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efficacy
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effectiveness; the power to produce result
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faction
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a unified group within a larger group
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factoid
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a piece of false info that is believed to be true
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factotum
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an employee who has a wide range of duties
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manufacture
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to make, create, or produce
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officiate
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to serve in a position of authority
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prolific
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producing offspring or fruit
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated; possesing knowledge of many countries
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geopolitics
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the study of the relationships among politics, geography, econimics and population
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impolitic
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foolish; not smart
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interurban
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connecting or joining urban areas
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megalopolis
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a single continuous region made up of several large cities
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metropolitan
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related to a major city
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politico
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a politician
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polity
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a form of government
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urbane
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refined, polite and elegant manners
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urbanite
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a city dweller
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arrogant
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thinking of oneself to be superior
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diffident
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lacking confidence; shy
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egocentric
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self-centered
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esteem
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respect
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flaunt
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to show something off
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gloat
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brag
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humility
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modesty, humbleness
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modest
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having only a moderate estimation of oneself
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pompous
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having exaggerated dignity
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swagger
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to strut
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capillary
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any of the tiny blood vessels that connect arteries
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convalescence
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gradual return to health after illness
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enervate
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to weaken
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epidemiollogy
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the branch of medicine that deals with cause and spread of diasese
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epidermis
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the protective layer of outer skin
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infirmity
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a phyiscal disability
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malady
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a diases, ailment or condition
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pallor
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extreme or unnatural paleness
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susceptible
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likely to be infected
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virulent
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capable of causing infection
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ambiguous
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unclear, having more than one interpretation
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baffle
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to confuse
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cogitate
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to think carefully about; to ponder
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convoluted
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twisted or complicated
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enigma
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a mystery; a puzzling situation
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insoluble
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difficult or impossible to explain
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intricate
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complicated; complex
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labyrinth
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a maze or winding network
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quandary
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state of uncertainty or puzzlement
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tactic
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a strategy or maneuver
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assert
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to state or express firmly
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ferocity
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fierceness
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flout
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to disobey openly
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foolhardy
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unwisely bold; rash
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headstrong
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determined to have ones way
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incisive
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clear and sharp in analysis
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outspoken
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frank and reserved in speech
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undaunted
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not discouraged by danger
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vehement
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showing intense emotion or passion; forceful
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vibrant
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pulsing with energy; vigorous
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arbitrary
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based upon impulse or random chance, rather than on reason
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coincidental
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happening at the same time by accident
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contrive
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cleverly planned
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deliberation
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slow careful thought
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fortuios
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happening by accident
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haphazard
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without plan; chosen randomly
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premeditated
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planned in advance
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prophetic
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foreseeing or predicting the future
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spontaneity
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following impulse
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unwittingly
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unknowingly; without awareness
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