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14 Cards in this Set
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Absolve |
set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility. |
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Adumbrate |
Report or represent in an outline; indicate faintly; foreshadow or symbolize; overshadow. |
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Apothegm |
A concise saying or maxim; an aphorism. |
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Coadjucator |
A bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop, and often designated as his successor. |
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Congenital |
Present from birth (especially of a disease or abnormality). |
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Elan |
Energy, style, and enthusiasm. |
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Germane |
Relevant to a subject under discussion |
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Hiatus |
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process. |
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Immure |
Enclose or confine (someone) against their will. |
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Ineluctable |
unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. |
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Internecine |
Destructive to both sides in a conflict. |
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Invoke |
Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument. |
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Prototype |
A first (typically) or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied |
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Quadrennial |
Reoccurring every four years. |
