war story Flashcards

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abstraction

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the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events

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truism

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a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting

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profound

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very great or intense

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4
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implacable

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not capable of being appeased

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5
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symmetry

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the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis

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illumination

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lighting or light

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7
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barrage

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a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area

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anarchy

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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

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ambiguity

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the quality of being open to more than one interpretation

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shinny

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to climb up smoothly

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