Chp. 13 & 14 Vocab Flashcards

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Wrong or inaccurate

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Erroneous

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Deviating from a pattern or rule

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Aberrant

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Wandering or straying

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Errant

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3
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To lower in dignity or esteem; insult

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Degrade

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4
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A coming together

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Congress

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Act of going out; exit

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Egress

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To call together, to assemble

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Convene

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A mutual or legal agreement

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Covenant

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To avoid by going around; bypass

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Circumvent

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Hasty and superficial

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Cursory

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That which comes before; forerunner

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Precursor

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Help for a problem; solution

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Recourse

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12
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An attack on another’s territory; a raid

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Incursion

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13
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Masculine; manly

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Virile

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14
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Right action; moral goodness

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Virtue

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Someone extraordinary skilled in a particular art

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Virtuoso

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A leader of appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

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Demagogue

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Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

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Demographic

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Having an effect on a large area or region

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Pandemic

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Worldly or sophisticated

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Cosmopolitan

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To give a political character to something

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Politicize

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Having no interest in politics; not political

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Apolitical

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Politeness; courteousness

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Civility

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Having to do with the business of a town or community

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Civic

24
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To make more cultured or refined

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Civilize