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20 Cards in this Set
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laugh at or make fun of
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ridicule/deride
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make fun of
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deride/ridicule
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sudden and drastic changes
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metamorphosis
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philosophy
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metaphysics
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another
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metaphor
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kidnap
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abduct
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deviation or distortion
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aberration
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set free of the consequences of guilt
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absolve
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refrain from doing something
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abstain
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hard to understand
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abstruse
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inadequate supply; lack
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dearth
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lazy
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indolent
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damage; disfigure
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mar
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waste
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squander
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a personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people
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charisma
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politician who appeals to emotion and prejudice
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demagogue
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to pacify by making exceptions for
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placate
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basic; not fully developed; elementary
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rudimentary
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mentally sound; easily understood
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lucid
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disregard; leave unattended to
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neglect
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