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30 Cards in this Set
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interloper
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person who intrudes/meddles
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internecine
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destructive to both sides
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interpolate
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introduce material to a text that severely alters it
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interregnum
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interval between two controlling forces
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interpose
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to interfere/ meddle
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juxtapose
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place side by side to compare
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propinquity
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nearness
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rapprochement
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reconciliation between countries
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quiescent
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motionless
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aquiesce
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agree
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requiem
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service for the dead
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unrequited
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not returned
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abstruse
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complex
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extrude
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to thrust out a liquid substance that solidifies into a predetermined shape
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obtrude
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force things upon others
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altercation
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a noisy quarrel
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altruism
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unselfishness
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ephemeral
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lasting for a short time
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epitaph
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a tombstone description
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epitome
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typical representation of something
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eponymous
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naming something after a person
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paradigm
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pattern
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paradox
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contradictory statement
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paragon
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model of excellence
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parameter
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a boundary
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peripatetic
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walking about
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peripheral
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pertaining to the boundary of an area, or of little importance
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anathema
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thing detested and shunned
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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epithet
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a phrase describing a person
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