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15 Cards in this Set
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discern
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to mentally separate, identify
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We failed to discern the real reason.
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misnomer
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wrong name
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To call whales fishes is a misnomer, according to Melville.
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chauvinism
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fanatical devotion
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Nicolas Chauvin was a chauvinistic about France
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inexpugnable
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unconquerable
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The enemy held an inexpugnable position.
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etiology
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cause or science of causes
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Study the etiology of a social problem.
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hebetude
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state of dullness
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He gaped in lethargic, open-mouthed hebetude
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axiology
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study of value
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Axiology is the study of axioms of ethics and aesthetics.
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congeries
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heap
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His collection was a disorganized congeries of dusty artifacts.
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Sinology
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study of China
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She longed to study Sinology and diplomacy.
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nonetity
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a nobody
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He was jabbering nonentity, a superfluous, prolix nobody.
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prognosis
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medical forcast
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The doctor presented a prognosis of the disease.
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entomology
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insect zoology
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The oft-bitten entomologist lost his collection.
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perspicacity
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insight
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We admired the perspicacity of Susie's scientific mind.
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synthesis
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combination
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The best solution was a synthesis of many ideas.
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mobocracy
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mob rule
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The great revolution degenerated into cruel mobocracy.
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