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22 Cards in this Set
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acute
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adj. sharp; shrewd
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adulterate
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v. to contaminate; to make impure
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agrarian
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adj. relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
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allusion
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n. an indirect reference (often to a literary work); a hint
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ameliorate
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v. to make better or more tolerable
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anarchy
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n. absense of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
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apathy
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n. the lack of interest; lack of feeling
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aprobation
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n. approval; praise
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archetype
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n. an original model or pattern
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assimilate
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v. to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly
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autonomous
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adj. acting independantly
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banal
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adj. unoriginal; ordinary
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belligerent
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adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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bequest
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n. something left to someone in a will
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blight
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n. a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
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cacaphony
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n. harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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categorical
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adj. unconditional; absolute
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charlatan
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n. fraud; quack; con man
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circuitous
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adj. roundabout; not following a direct path
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coalesce
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v. to come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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complacent
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adj. self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contended to a fault
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concord
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n. harmony; agreement
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