AVE IV Flashcards

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bigot

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a person obstinately or intolerably devoted to their opinions or prejudices

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expunged

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eliminated

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candid

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marked by honest, sincere expression

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argot

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an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.

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5
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negligence

A

failure to exercise the care that reasonably prudent person would exercise in such circumstances

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appease

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to cause to subside

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7
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strident

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characterized by harsh or discordant sound

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chaos

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a state of utter confusiom

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augment

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to make greater, more numerous, or intense

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jingoism

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extreme chauvinism (blind patriotism) or nationalism marked by belligerent foreign policy.

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