Week 7 Flashcards

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1
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Implacable

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Inexorable

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2
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Paroxysm

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Sudden outburst

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3
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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame

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4
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Jurisdiction

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Range of authority

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5
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Skirmish

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Small fight

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6
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Harass

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To trouble

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7
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Monolithic

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Massively solid

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8
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Arbitrary

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Based on a whim

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9
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Indigent

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Poor

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10
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Fray

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Fight

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11
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Stymie

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To hinder

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12
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Effigy

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A likeness (of a hated person)

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13
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Flout

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Show contempt

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14
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Cognizant

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Aware

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15
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Turbulent

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Unruly

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16
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Terminate

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To end

17
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Forthwith

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Immediately

18
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Exacerbate

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To irritate

19
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Revert

A

Return

20
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Oust

A

To drive out