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42 Cards in this Set
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the entire scale or range
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gamut
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environment; surroundings
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milieu
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to remove; to force out
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oust
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a state where power rests with the citizens
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republic
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pertaining to a government that uses dictatorial control and forbids opposition; authoritarian
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totalitarian
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resembling utopia, an ideal place
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utopian
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open to several possible meanings or interpretations
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ambiguous
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the act of drawing a conclusion from evidence
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inference
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the dominant theme in a literary or musical composition; a recurring element in a work of art
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motif
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the act of giving human qualities to ideas or inanimate objects
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personification
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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, introduced by the word like or as
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simile
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to put into code
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encrypt
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resembling human beings; having human characteristics
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humanoid
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showing unreasonable or abnormal distrust or suspicion
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paranoid
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to work from home by using a computer linked to one's company
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telecommute
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existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
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ubiquitous
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cautious; watchful
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wary
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to avoid; to shun; to escape
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eschew
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having the power to produce a reaction; suggestive
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evocative
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color; tint; shade
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hue
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lasting through the year or through many years; everlasting
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perennial
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a portable case for holding loose sheets of paper or drawings
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portfolio
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following or coming after; succeeding
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subsequent
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the quality of a thing that gives it its identity; the crucial element; core
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essence
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tending to promote or assist
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conducive
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a customer; a shopper; one who purchases or uses goods or services
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consumer
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to take away a part (usually followed by from)
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detract
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capable of being done; possible; suitable
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feasible
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to acquire; to collect; to get
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garner
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to bump or brush against others; to push or shove
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jostle
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a special right, power, or privilege
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prerogative
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one who argues in favor of something; an advocate
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proponent
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a person who practices alchemy (a type of chemistry popular in the MIddle Ages)
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alchemist
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to examine carefully
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analyze
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any cancer-producing substance
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carcinogen
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to extract the essential elements
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distill
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an alchemic preparation believed capable of prolonging life indefinitely
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elixir
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an attempt
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endeavor
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to dig up something buried in the earth
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exhume
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a department of forensic medicine (the use of medical knowledge in civil or criminal law), as in a police laboratory
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forensics
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caused by a poison; poisonous
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toxic
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an extremely small amount of a substance
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trace
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