AP words to remember #1 Flashcards

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dissenters

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person who disagrees with an established majority group

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unorthodox

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not conforming to rules or traditions

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coddle

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spoil, pamper

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affluent

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having lots of wealthy or property

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vapid

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borind or tedious

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usurpations

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entry to anothers property without right

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impunity

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exemption from punishment

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remuneration

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paying for goods to recompense for losses

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prerogative

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a right exlusive to a group/person

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transgression

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the violation of a law or moral

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nonchalant

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laid back

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flippant

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disrespectful, playful

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craven

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chicken, yellow

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sentient

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aware, feeling

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aristocrat

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privileged person

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austere

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severe in manner, formal

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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aesthetic

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art, creation

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hostile

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hateful, antagonistic

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frivolous

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trivial, without worth

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status quo

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current situation, state of affairs

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arbitrary

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by chance, random, subjective

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tacitly

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silently, passively

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synthesis

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combining two elements to create a coherent whole

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repudiate
to reject the validity of the authority
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person who disagrees with an established majority group
dissenters
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not conforming to rules or traditions
unorthodox
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spoil, pamper
coddle
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having lots of wealthy or property
affluent
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borind or tedious
vapid
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entry to anothers property without right
usurpations
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exemption from punishment
impunity
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paying for goods to recompense for losses
remuneration
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a right exlusive to a group/person
prerogative
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the violation of a law or moral
transgression
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laid back
nonchalant
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disrespectful, playful
flippant
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chicken, yellow
craven
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aware, feeling
sentient
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privileged person
aristocrat
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severe in manner, formal
austere
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overly dramatic
histrionic
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art, creation
aesthetic
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hateful, antagonistic
hostile
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trivial, without worth
frivolous
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current situation, state of affairs
status quo
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by chance, random, subjective
arbitrary
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silently, passively
tacitly
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combining two elements to create a coherent whole
synthesis
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to reject the validity of the authority
repudiate
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giddy
mad or foolish
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brandished
waved or flourished menacingly
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stately
majestic
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lamentation
mourning
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withered
weakened
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redeemed
rescued or saved
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minion
a servile or fawning dependent
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prophetic
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
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harbinger
something indication the approach of something or someone
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peerless
eminent beyond or above comparison
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surmise
to guess or induce
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commendation
praise or approval
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rapt
absorbed, captivated, or enthralled with something
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mad or foolish
giddy
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waved or flourished menacingly
brandished
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majestic
stately
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mourning
lamentation
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weakened
withered
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rescued or saved
redeemed
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a servile or fawning dependent
minion
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foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
prophetic
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something indication the approach of something or someone
harbinger
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eminent beyond or above comparison
peerless
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to guess or induce
surmise
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praise or approval
commendation
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absorbed, captivated, or enthralled with something
rapt