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Group 2 Flashcards

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incursion

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n. invasion, attack. Moving to California has been an _ into dull life.

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anarchy

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n. lawlessness, absence of government

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hegemony

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n. leadership/ dominance over others. Our family was united under Grandma’s hegemony last year.

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dragnet

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n. manhunt, pursuit, system for finding someone, esp criminal activity.

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plebeian

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n. member of lower social class lacking in refinement.

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acquittal

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n. not guilty judgement

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regent

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n. person appointed to administer a country while monarch minor or absent, incapacitated.

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cabal

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n. secret political clique, secret plotters.

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potentate

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n. sovereign, ruler

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adherent

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n. supporter, aficionado, supporter of a particular party/person/ideas.

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bevy

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n. swarm, assembly, large group/collection. A _ of boisterous sailors.

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utilitarianism

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n. doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority

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probate

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n. the official proving of a will as valid (__ court). An officially certified copy of a will so proved.

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jurisprudence

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n. theory of law; a legal system. American _.

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concord

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n. unity, accord, agreement, treaty. Harmony. There was complete _ among the delegates.

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altruism

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n. unselfishness, belief in selfless concern for the well being of others.

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caveat

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n. warning, admonition, law; notice to stop something until the party can be heard. A __ filed against the probate of a will. He gave his men licence to rape, kill and plunder with the __ that Christians and Jews were to be spared.

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proletariat

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n. workers, working class people.

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redress

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n./v. remedy, set right. Political power as a means to __ injustice.

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enjoin

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v. (law) prohibit by issuing an injunction.

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assail

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v. attack, berate. The Scots army_ed Edward’s army from the rear.

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contravene

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v. breach, deny, violate, infringe.

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consign

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v. entrust, hand over care, assign

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exculpate

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v. exonerate

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adjudicate

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v. formally judge, arbitrate, decide. The case was _ by the supreme court

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depose

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v. remove.dispose from office, suddenly and forcefully. Be __ by military coup.

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inspissate

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v. thicken, expand, solidify, cement

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surcease

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v. cease from one action; desist.

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congenital

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adj. (esp. disease) present from birth.

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cognitive

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adj. analytical, judicious

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adjuvant

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adj. auxiliary, using supplemental treatment following cancer surgery. N. someone who helps.

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prognathous

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adj. having a projecting jaw

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iatrogenic

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adj. illness caused by medical examination, treatment.

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incontinent

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adj. insufficient control of urinaiton defecation, lack of control

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piebald

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adj. irregular patches of two colors, us. black and white, esp a horse

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porcine

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adj. of affecting or resembling a pig

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wan

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adj. pale, weak, lackluster, faint. She was looking __ and bleary-eyed.

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perinatal

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adj. relating to time before.after birth

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liniment

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n. liquid, lotion esp. one made with oil for rubbing on the body to relieve pain.

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hypochondriac

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n. person who is abnormally anxious about their health

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sphincter

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n. ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube (anus, stomach)

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collodion

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n. a yellowish, viscous, highly flammable solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol: used in the manufacture of photographic film, in engraving and lithography, and in medicine chiefly for cementing dressings and sealing wounds.

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pathogen

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n. bateria, virus that can cause disease.

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provenance

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n. birthplace, origin, record of ownership. An orange rub of Iranian )).

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bitument

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n. blacktop, asphalt

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nosology

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n. branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseases

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panacea

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n. cure-all, elixir, solution for all difficulties. The )) for all corporate ills.

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malady

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n. disease, ailment

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heterogeneity

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n. diverse, variety

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pride

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n. group of lions forming a social unit.

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