2.2 Flashcards
1
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Subversive
A
seeking to undermine, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief etc)
2
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Nefarious
A
very wicked; villianous
3
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Effrontery
A
impudence; nerve; insolence; rudeness; presumption; gall; audacity
4
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Deference
A
Courteous regard for someone’s wishes; respect for someone or something
5
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virulent
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- Extremely dangerous or deadly usually spreading very quickly
- bitterly hostile (as in tone)
6
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Panacea
A
a cure all, either a physical medicine or a solution to a problem
7
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lampoon
A
to publicly criticize (someone or something) by using riddicule, irony, or sarcasm
8
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Bolster
A
To support of strengthen; to prop up
9
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Conduit
A
a means or transmitting or distributing such as a channel or pipeline
10
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vexation
A
the state of being annoyed or frustrated
