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18 Cards in this Set
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Gerrymander
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The dividing of a state, country unto election districts
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hegemony
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leadership or predominan influence exercised by in action over others
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hemoglobin
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red blood cells that give them their color and convey oxygen tissue
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homogeneous
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the same
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hubris
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excessive pride or self confidence
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hypotenuse
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the side of a right triangle
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circumlocution
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to sail or fly around
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deciduous
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falling off, shed, not permeant
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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diffident
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lacking self confidence timid shy
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enervate
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weaken, to deprive of strength
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enfranchise
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to set free admit to citizenship.
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Epiphany
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an appearance or manifestation, especially of a God.
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Equinox
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when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth
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Euro
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common currency
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evanescent
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vanishing; fading away
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Expurgate
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to amend by removing words
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Facetious
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joking or jesting often inappropriatel
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