WW List 28 Flashcards by Liz Uhl | Brainscape

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division

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schism

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useless

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bootless

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red

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rubicund

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raising to god status

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apotheosis

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forerunner

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precursor

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switch

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transpose

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bitter denunciation

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invective

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sleight of hand

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prestidigitation

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study of the universe

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cosmology

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outpouring

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effusion

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literary collection

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anthology

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after death

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posthumous

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beautiful sound

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euphony

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stubborn

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refractory

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flat trite remark

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platitude

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fear of heights

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acrophobia

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truthfulness

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veracity

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similarity to truth

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verisimilitude

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peculiarity

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idiosyncrasy

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graduates

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alumni

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cause for war

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casus belli

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time between rulers

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interregnum

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breaking

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infraction

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worthy

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condign

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fear of openness

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agoraphobia