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37 Cards in this Set
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incorporate |
to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part |
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cataclysm |
any violent upheaval |
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demise |
termination of existence |
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autonomy |
independence or freedom, especially in being able to make decisions and plans |
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unabated |
with undiminished force or power |
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intransigence |
refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility |
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eradicated |
wiped out |
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wily |
cunning |
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conscripted |
compelled into service, especially military service |
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procure |
to obtain by special efforts |
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ravenous |
extremely hungry |
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placate |
to appease or pacify |
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desist |
to stop doing some action |
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virile |
masculine |
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incipient |
beginning to exist; in an initial stage |
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callous |
insensitive; unsympathetic |
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rife |
prevalent;in widespread existence, use, etc. |
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conflagration |
a destructive fire, usually a very large one |
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ad hoc |
concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end |
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tandem |
a configuration where one is behind another |
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nascent |
beginning to exist or develop |
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quiescent |
being at rest; still |
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itinerant |
traveling from place to place |
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exacerbate |
to increase the severity of; aggravate; make worse |
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intractable |
not easily controlled; stubborn |
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inconspicuous |
not noticeable or prominent |
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deplete |
to decrease seriously |
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toque |
a brimless or close-fitting hat |
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dowdy |
not stylish; old-fashioned |
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elusive |
hard to express; skillfully evasive |
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coiffure |
a hairstyle |
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philologist |
the study of literary text or other written records |
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inordinate |
not within proper or reasonable limits; excessive |
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capricious |
fickle; prone to changing one's mind |
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despotic |
tyrannical |
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implore |
to beg urgently |
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wistful |
characterized by melancholy; yearning |
