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25 Cards in this Set
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hedonism |
devotion to pleasure or self-gratification as a way of life |
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misfit |
someone who is not suited for a situation or is unable to adjust to a situation |
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antisocial |
unwilling or unable to associate with other people in a normal or friendly way |
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fanatic |
someone with extreme zeal or enthusiasm |
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proclivity |
a natural inclination or tendency |
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titillation |
the state of being pleasantly excited |
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vapid |
lacking spirit; dull |
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oblivion |
forgetfulness; blankness; nonexistence |
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abyss |
the lowest or most hopeless depth |
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plumit |
to fall sharply down |
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falter |
to hesitate or waver |
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cacophony |
a harsh and meaningless mixture of sound |
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centrifuge |
a device whose rapid spinning motion forces something in it or on it to move outward from the center |
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olfactory |
relating to the sense of smell |
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proboscis |
a long snout |
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multifaceted |
having many lenses as in the compound eye of an insect |
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ballistics |
the study of motion of projectiles |
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trajectory |
the curved path that a bullet takes that follows after its fire |
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immolation |
a sacrificial burning of something |
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non-combustible |
not capable of catching fire or burning |
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arsonist |
someone who maliciously sets fire to another's property |
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phosphorescent |
giving off light without giving off heat |
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luminous |
bathed in glowing light |
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suffuse |
to spread over all parts |
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meteor |
a usually small particle of matter that falls into earths atmosphere |
