Bbb Flashcards by cate giddens | Brainscape

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Heterodoxy (unorthodox)

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Thinking outside the box

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary /excessive

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Fascism

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Authoritarian patriotism

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Condign

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Adéquate

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Secede

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To withdraw from a group/ organisation

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Affable

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Easy to talk to

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Risible

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Provoking laughter

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Fallacious

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Deceptive

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Insatiable

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Never satisfied

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Poignancy

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PATHOS

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Abhorrent

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Evoke hatred and loathing

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Ardent

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Enthusiastic/passionate

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Exhult

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To rejoice

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Populism

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Support interests of ordinary people

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Maligant

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Evil in nature

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Desolation

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Emptiness/isolation/unhappiness/destruction

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Nepotism

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Favouring power for friends and family (espec in terms of jobs)

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Jaunty

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Having a lovely, cheerful, self-confident manner