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19 Cards in this Set
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emissary
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A person sent on a special mission
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pariah state
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A state whose conduct is considered to be out of the norms of international codes of conduct
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raison d'etre
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reason for existence
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acme
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zenith
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facile
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easily accomplished or attained; shallow; ready/fluent
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ecology
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a specific set of relations that things within a system have to each other
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topography
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(among other things) a surveying of the features of a thing
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aphorism
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a laconic, memorable saying
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distill
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To separate or extract the essential elements of something
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machinations
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scheming or crafty design; often used in the sense of "working"
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transponder
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one of a communication satellite's channels that receives and retransmits a signal
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collusion
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a secret agreement or a conspiracy, often illegal
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panoptical
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Including everything visible in one view
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insular
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relating to an island; also, narrow-minded, detached or aloof
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coalescing
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coming together and forming a whole
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oligopoly
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a form of market in which the market is dominated by a small number of sellers
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cartel
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a coalition of common-interest groups, either business or social, etc
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suborn
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to bribe or otherwise induce someone to commit an unlawful act
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redoubtable
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formidable
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