1-20 Flashcards

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scourge

A

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

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2
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brusque

A

abrupt or offhand

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3
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gregarious

A

fond of company

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4
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provincial

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concerning a province

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5
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impel

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to drive, force, or urge

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6
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impish

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inclined to do naughty things for fun

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7
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burgeoning

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increasing rapidly

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8
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intrepidity

A

fearlessness and courage

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9
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miasma

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a highly unpleasant smell

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10
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avarice

A

extreme greed

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11
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abrogation

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the repeal of a law

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12
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specious

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superficially plausible but wrong

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13
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exhortation

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strongly encouraging someone to do something

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14
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theocratic

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a system in which priests rule in the name of God

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15
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primeral

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resembling the earliest ages of history

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16
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suffuses

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gradually spread through or over

17
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omnipotent

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able to do all

18
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usurpation

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take illegally by force

19
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convulsion

A

violent social upheaval

20
Q

insurrection

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violent political uprising