Chap 2 Trad Vocab Flashcards

1
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Vestment

A

A outer garment

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2
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Tarry

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To remain or stay in place “loiter”

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3
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Evangelism

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Preaching or making known of the gospel

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4
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Compatriot

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A native or inhabitant of ones own country

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5
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Excommunicate

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To cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church a church sentence

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6
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Despot

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A king or other ruler with absolute unlimited power “autocrat”

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7
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Harry

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To harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks
2) to ravage as in war (devastate)

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8
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Pacifism

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Opposition to war or violence of an kind

2) refusal to engage in military activity due to personal beliefs

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9
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Bolster

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A long often cylindrical cushion or pillow for a bed or sofa
2) anything resembling this in form or in use as support

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10
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Disparage

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Belittle, to speak of or treat in a derogatory way.

2) to Injure someone’s reputation

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11
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Hamper

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To hold back, hinder, impede

2) to interfere with

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12
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Disperse

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To send off on various directions to spread widely

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13
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Redeem

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To buy back or pay off

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14
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Provincial

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Belonging or peculiar to some particular province (unit of a country)

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15
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Utopian

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Utopia

Idealized perfection

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16
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Pummel

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To beat or thrash with fists

17
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Homogeneous

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All of the same kind

18
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Strident

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Making a harsh sound

Shrill quality character

19
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Middling

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Average in size quantity or quality

Mediocre

20
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Pragmatic

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Practical point of view

Pragmatism- character that emphasizes practicality

21
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Sporadic

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Appearing at irregular intervals in time

22
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Homestead

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Any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home

23
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Proprietary

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Belonging to a proprietor (the owner of a business establishment

24
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Maraud

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To roam or go around in quest of plunder to rob goods by force
Raids

25
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Blithe

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Joyful, merry, or gay in disposition