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30 Cards in this Set
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to acknowledge as true or read, often unwillingly
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concede
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no longer living; dead
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deceased
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a path or means of going out; an exit
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egress
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a degree or stage in a series of gradual changes
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gradation
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the degree to which something inclines; slope
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gradient
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someone or something that comes before another in time, especially in an office or position
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predecessor
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to go back; to return to a previous condition
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regress
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the act or withdrawing formally from membership in an organization
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secession
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to go beyond or over a limit or boundary
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transgress
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not having occured before; novel
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unprecendented
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similar in certain qualities, circumstances, or uses
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analogous
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direct contrast; opposition
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antithesis
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having like traits; similar
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comparable
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to differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior
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deviate
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to serve as the distinctio between
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differentiate
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the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
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disparity
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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; miscellaneous
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heterogeneous
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consisting of elements of a similar or related nature; uniform in structure
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homogeneous
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a subtle or slight degree of difference
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nuance
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equivalent in significance, effect, or value
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tantamount
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independence; the quality of being self-governing
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autonomy
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a ruler having absolute power or authority; a tyrant
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despot
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characteristic of a social and economic system of governmentused in Europe
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feudal
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dominion or control, particularly of one country over others
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hegemony
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an order of persons or entities classified according to authority, rank, or importance
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hierarchy
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a right or privilage, particularly a hereditary or official one
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prerogative
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a government or any other administrative organ in power
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regime
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the chief of state, usually in a monarchy
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sovereign
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referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects or life
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totalitarian
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to seizr and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority
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usurp
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