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45 Cards in this Set
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insidious
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Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous
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Perfunctory
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done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically as if it were rote; done in a careless and superficial manner
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Plethora
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State of being overfull; excess; superabundance.
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Indict
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To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.
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Ebb
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Flow
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Frugal
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Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful
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Iconoclast
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a breaker or destroyer of idols
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Irascible
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Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger.
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languid
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Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
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sedate
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Calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug
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Optogenetic
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probe neural circuits within intact mammals and other animals, at the high speeds (millisecond-timescale) needed to understand brain information processing.
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Imperative
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an essential or necessarily urgent thing
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Postulate
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Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
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Causation
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the act of causing something
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Collocation
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The placing together or in proper order; arranging side by side.
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Convene
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to cause to assemble
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confer
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to grant or bestow
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orient
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The place on the horizon where the sun rises; the east.
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allocate
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To set apart for a special purpose; designate
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Federal
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Of or constituting a form of government in which sovereign power is divided between a central authority and a number of constituent political units.
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Infer
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To conclude from evidence or premises.
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Albeit
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Even though; although; notwithstanding
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Decrepitude
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the state or quality of being weakened, worn-out, or impaired by old age, illness or hard use.
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aplomb
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poise, self-confident assurance
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dilapidation
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To bring or fall into a state of partial ruin, decay, or disrepair.
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disparage
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1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle.
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benign
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pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
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Colloquium
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An academic conference or seminar
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Pontificate
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To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way
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scrupulous
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Conscientious and exact; painstaking
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graft
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unite, to join; religate
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Palpable
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Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible
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Martial Law
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Temporary rule by military authorities, imposed on a civilian population especially in time of war or when civil authority has broken down.
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Amenities
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Something that contributes to physical or material comfort, social courtesies.
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Exigency
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the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the _____cies of city life.
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convoluted
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(esp. of an argument, story, or sentence) Extremely complex and difficult to follow
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turpitude
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Depravity; wickedness
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leitmotif
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A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
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presumptuous
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Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
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mores
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The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community
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disdain
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is a feeling of contempt or scorn.
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zine
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A magazine, esp. a fanzine
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susurration
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A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
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Convolute
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Rolled or coiled together in overlapping whorls, as certain leaves, petals, or shells.
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eclectic
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Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
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