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21-40 Flashcards

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Crat/Cracy

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To govern

Aristocracy: a form of government in which power is held by the nobility

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Claim/ Clam

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To shout, to cry out

Exclaim: to cry out suddenly especially in surprise, anger or pain

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Cred

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To believe, to trust

Incredible: impossible to believe, extraordinary

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Culp

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Blame

Culprit: person who is guilty of a crime

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Dem

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People

Democracy: rule by the people

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Dic/ Dict/ Dit

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To say, to tell, to use words

Contradict: deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite

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Dog/ Dox

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Opinion

Orthodox: conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true

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Dol

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Suffer, pain

Condolence: expression of sympathy, especially on occasion of death

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Dub

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Doubt

Dubious: hesitating or doubting, of questionable value

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Dys

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Faulty

Dystopia: an imagined place where everything is bad

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Equ

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Equal, even

Equation: a statement that the two values of mathematical expressions are equal

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Esce

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Becoming

Adolescent: in the process of turning from a child to an adult

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Eu

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Good, well

Euphoria: feeling of intense excitement or pleasure

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Extra

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Outside of, beyond

Extraordinary: very unusual or remarkable

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Fid

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Faith, trust

Confide: telling somebody about a secret matter and trusting them not to tell

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Fin

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End

Final: coming at the end of a series

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Fore

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Before

Foreshadow: be a warning or indication of a future event

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Fra/ Frac/ Frag/ Fring

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To break

Fragile: easily broken or damaged

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Gen

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Birth, creation, race, kind

Genetics: the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

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Gn/ Gno

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Know

Ignore: refuse to acknowledge

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Grand

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Big

Grand: magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style

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