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51 Cards in this Set
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antebellum
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before the war, before the Civil War
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antecedent
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thing that comes before thing else
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antedate
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happening before
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antediluvian
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before the flood; old-fashioned
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ante meridian
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a.m. -- before noon
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anterior
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located before or in front
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anteroom
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waiting room; room before the main room
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antiquarian
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person who studies or collects antiques
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antiquated
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so old it's not useful any more
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antiquity
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ancient times
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anthropoid
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resembling humans-- example gorilla
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anthropomorphism
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giving something non-human characteristics of a human
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misanthrope
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person who hates people
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philanthropy
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donating money
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anticlimax
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a big let down, a drop from important to unimportant example: Corey Feldman
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antithesis
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the exact opposite. example: love is the antithesis of hate
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autocracy
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government by a single person
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autocrat
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an absolute ruler who is domineering
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automaton
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robot
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autonomic
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nervous system that runs by itself
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autonomy
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self-government
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benediction
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a blessing
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benefactor
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a person who does a good thing
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beneficence
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doing good
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beneficiary
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someone who gets good things
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bicameral
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legislature that has two houses
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bicuspid
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tooth that has two point example: human adults have eight.
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bipartisan
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supported by two political parties
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bivalve
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has two shells; example clam
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biofeedback
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use body signals to teache you about how to change your body
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biopsy
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checking body tissue ( for disease )
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biosphere
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the area the earth where living things exist
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symbiosis
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living together for mutual benefit : example remora and shark
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anachronism
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out of its proper place in time
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chronic
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happening all the time example:: if you are addicted to pot, it is all the time
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circuitous
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difficult to get around, winding, not direct
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circumlocution
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a non-direct way of saying something
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circumscribe
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to confine, to set limits
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circumspect
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inspect all around; to be cautious, consider all possibilities
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circumvent
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to get around something
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collusion
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secretly plotting together
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commensurate
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equal;
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commiserate
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to feel sorry with
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commodious
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spacious, has a lot of room
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compunction
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a slight sense of regret or guilt
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condone
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to forgive or allow an offense
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consensus
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general agreement
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consummate
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perfect
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convene
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to call a meeting, to come together
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convivial
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sociable, fond of eating, drinking and chilling
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correlate
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to relate together
math and geometry have many correlations. |