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45 Cards in this Set
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dole
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Charitable dispensation of goods, especially money, food, or clothing.
2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given. |
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Contention
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Heated disagreement
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definitional
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1. of or related to a definition
2. used to define something |
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vainglorious
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characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity; boastful
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Entropy
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A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
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Citadel
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A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.
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Tenacious
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inclined to retain what is in possession; apt to retain
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Voluble
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Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, _______, tongue.
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Proxy
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1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another. 3. The written authorization to act in place of another. |
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incendiary
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a. Causing or capable of causing fire. b. Of or containing chemicals that produce intensely hot fire when exploded: an incendiary bomb. c. Of or involving arson. |
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ancillary
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A person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, institution, or industry
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tethered
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To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for
feeding within certain limits. |
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ambivalent
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The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
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strident
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loud, harsh, grating, shrill
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Heuristic
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refers to experience-based techniques for problem solving, learning, and discovery. ______ Methods are used to come to an optimal solution as rapidly as possible.
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Chagrin
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A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
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Testimony
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A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose
of establishing or proving some fact. |
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Bastion
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a citadel; a fortified place
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Tirade
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a long vehement speech
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Ebullience
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high spirits; exhilaration
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Corpulent
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obese
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demure
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sedate
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saunter
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stroll
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Bulwark
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a wall of earth made for defense
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Mercurial
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having an unpredictable and fast changing mood; bipolar
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Agnize
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to be fully aware or cognizant of
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Alacrity
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1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity. |
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Rhapsody
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1. Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.
2. A literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style. |
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Contingency
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a possible event or occurrence or result;
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miscegenation
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reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
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Artisan
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a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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improvident
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lacking foresight or thrift
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emissary
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a person sent on a mission
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tendrils
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the threadlike parts of climbing plants
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poignant
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emotionally moving
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tentative
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hesitant
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prophesied
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predicted; foretold
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feign
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pretend
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harbingers
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persons or things that announce what will follow
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anathema
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a person or thing detested or loathed
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Catharsis
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Purging of emotional tensions
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inalienable
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That cannot be transferred to another or others
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heathen
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One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism
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hegemony
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the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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Lark
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yellow-breasted songbird, representative of a carefree nature
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