7th week. Flashcards by giselle sotelo

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implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable, persistent

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paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst

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reprehensible

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worthy of higher blame

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jurisdiction

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power, range of authority

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skirmish

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small fight, brief encounter

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idiom : cause célèbre

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a famous law case or controversy

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harass

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to trouble, torment

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monolithic

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massively solid

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indigent

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poor, needy

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arbitrary

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based on whim, dictatorial

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fray

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a fight

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stymie

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to hinder, impede

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effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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flout

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show contempt, scoff

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cognizant

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aware

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turbulent

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unruly, agitated