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33 Cards in this Set
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far-flung
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extending over a great distance
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eventuate
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to come about, to issue
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dislodge
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to remove or force out of a particular place
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cocklebur
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any composite plant of the genus Xanthium, comprising coarse weeds with spiny burs.
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to vex
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to irritate, to annoy, to distress
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fauna
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the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole
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genus
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a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.
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pristine
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unpolluted, untouched
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detritus
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any disintegrated material; debris
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inclined plane
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a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle
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farce
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foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham
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idée fixe
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a fixed idea; an obsession
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smattering
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n- a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something: a smattering of Latin.
adj- slight or superficial |
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inertia
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the ability of an object to resist changes to its state of motion
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conifer
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a plant producing naked seeds in cones, or single naked seeds as in yews, but with pollen always borne in cones
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phylum
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a category consisting of language stocks that, because of cognates in vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin
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afflict
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to distress with mental or bodily pain
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plunder
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to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids,
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beset
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to attack on all sides; assail; harass
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bane
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a person or thing that ruins or spoils
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curative
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serving to cure or heal
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flummox
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to bewilder; confound; confuse.
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flora
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the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole
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species
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class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind
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inveigle
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to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements
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intentionality
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done with intention or on purpose; intended
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aphorism
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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
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didactic
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intended for instruction; instructive
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colloquial
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informal (writing)
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hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration, not supposed to be taken literally
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degradation
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the act of being degraded
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly
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indiscriminate
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not kept apart or divided; thrown together
lacking in care, judgment, selectivity |