Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Ascendancy

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Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

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Agitator

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Someone who urges someone to protest or rebel .

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Aspirations

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A hope or ambition of achieving something.

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Autonomy

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Self governing

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Consternation

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Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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Consumption

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Usage of resources.

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Emblematic

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Serving as a symbol of a particular concept, or as symbolic.

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Ideology

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System of ideas or ideals.

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Infrastructure

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The basic physical and organizational structures, like buildings.

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Intolerance

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Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that are different from your own.

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Narrative

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A spoken or written account of connected events or a story.

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Petrified

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So frightened that one is unable to move , they are terrified.

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Phenomenon

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A fact or situation that is observed to exist or has happened.

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Proprietors

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The owner of a business, or a owner of property.

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Significant

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Having a particular meaning, or indicative of something.

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Synonymous

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Having the same meaning as another word, or phrase.