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25 Cards in this Set
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sympathy
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noun
1. the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc. 2. a sympathetic feeling 3. a feeling of support for something 4. a state in which different people share the same interests, opinions, goals, etc. |
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amoral
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adjective
having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
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taxonomy
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noun
the process or system of describing the way in which different living things are related by putting them in groups |
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infidel
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noun
a person who does not believe in a religion that someone regards as the true religion |
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cacophony
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noun
unpleasant loud sounds |
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heterogeneous
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adjective
made up of parts that are different |
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conscience
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noun
1. the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong 2. a feeling that something you have done is morally wrong |
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stenography
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noun
a method used for writing down the words that someone says very quickly by using a special type of writing (called shorthand) |
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bilateral
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adjective
1. involving two groups or countries 2. having two sides |
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lithium
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noun
a soft silver-white element that is the lightest metal known |
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traction
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noun
1. the force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along 2. the power that is used to pull somethingmedical 3. a way of treating broken bones in which a device gently pulls the bones back into place |
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insomnia
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noun
the condition of not being able to sleep |
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colloquy
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noun
1. conversation, dialogue 2. a high-level serious discussion; conference |
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bibliophile
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noun
a person who loves or collects books |
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porcine
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adjective
of, relating to, or like a pig |
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stellar
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adjective
1. of or relating to the stars 2. very good |
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hexapod
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noun
insect |
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fractious
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adjective
1. causing trouble 2. hard to manage or control 3. full of anger and disagreement |
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platitude
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noun
a statement that expresses an idea that is not new |
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theology
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noun
1. the study of religious faith, practice, and experience 2. the study of God and God's relation to the world 3. a system of religious beliefs or ideas |
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infinite
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adjective
1. having no limits 2. extremely large or great |
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polyhedron
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noun
a solid formed by plane faces |
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funambulist
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noun
1. tightrope walking 2. a show especially of mental agility |
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zealous
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adjective
1. feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc. 2. filled with zeal |
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topology
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noun 1. topographic study of a particular place; specifically 2. the history of a region as indicated by its topography 4. (a) : a branch of mathematics concerned with those properties of geometric configurations (as point sets) which are unaltered by elastic deformations (as a stretching or a twisting) that are homeomorphisms (b) : the set of all open subsets of a topological space 5. configuration (topography defined: the art or science of making maps that show the height, shape, etc., of the land in a particular area; the features (such as mountains and rivers) in an area of land) |
