11 Flashcards by angie emerson | Brainscape

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imprecation

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curse

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investiture

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inauguration

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dilettante

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amateur

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ingrate

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ungrateful person

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aggrandize

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increase in power/influence and reputation

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slake

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calm or moderate

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deride

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mock, ridicule

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lionize

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treat as a celebrity

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exponent

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advocate

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cosset

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coddle, pamper

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salient

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notable, significant

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obdurate

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resistant to change

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repudiate

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deny

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wraith

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ghost

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propriety

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decorum

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fallow

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lay dormant

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inexorable

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inflexible

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circumspect

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cautious

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chicanery

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deception by craft or guile

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foment

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arouse or incite

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redress

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relief from wrong

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impugn

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challenge, dispute

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mendacious

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dishonest

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parley

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discussion between enemies

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edify

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instruct morally

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plebeian

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crude, coarse