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20 Cards in this Set
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AUSPICE
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n) an omen; divination or prophecy
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AVERT
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v) to turn away; ward off; prevent
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CADAVER
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n) a dead body; a corpse
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CIRCUMFERENCE
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n) the distance around a circle
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COMMOTION
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n) violent motion; turmoil; agitation; confusion; disturbance
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COMPOSE
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v) to make up; to put together; to create; to calm; to adjust
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COMPLUSORY
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a) required; obligatory; coercive; forced
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CONSEQUENCE
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n) result; effect; logical conclusion; importance as a cause
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DEPLOY
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v) to spread out to form a wider front of narrow depth
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DISTORT
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v) to twist out of shape; misrepresent; misstate; pervert
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ENVISAGE
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v) to see in the mind; form a mental image
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INDEPENDENT
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a) free from influence or control of others; self-governing
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INTROVERT
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v) to bend inward
n) person who dwells on himself |
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MISNOMER
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n) act of applying the wrong name to a person or thing
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PROSTATE
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a) refers to a muscular gland at the base of a male's bladder
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SEXTUPLE
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v) to multiply by six
a) six fold |
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SUBTRACT
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v) to take away or deduct
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SURMISE
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n) a guess; a conjecture; idea formed from inconclusive evidence
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SYSTEMIC
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a) of or affecting the entire organism
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TRANSFER
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v) to move or send from one person, place, or position to another
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