Crusible Vocab 1-26 Flashcards

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Faction

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Small group, usually contentious, within a larger group.

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Conjured

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Summoned by oath or spell

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Abominations

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Things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence.

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Inert

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Unable to move or act

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Hypocrites

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People who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another

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Partisan

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Militant supporter of a party, cause, faction, or idea.

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Calumny

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False statement knowingly made to injure someone.

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Prodigious

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Extraordinary; marvelous

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Quail

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To lose courage; decline; fail; give way

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Anarchy

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Political disorder and confusion

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Ascertain

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Find out; detect

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Diabolism

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Witchcraft ; sorcery

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Bemused

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Confused

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Antagonist

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Adversaries; opponents

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Propitiation

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Appeasement

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Licentious

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Having no regard for accepted rules or standards

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Evade

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Escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit

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Ecstatic

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In a state of exalted delight

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Condemnation

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Severe reproof; strong censure

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Fraud

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Deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains

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Pallor

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Extreme paleness

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Perplexed

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Bewildered; puzzled; confused

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Indignant

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Filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy

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Avidly

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Enthusiastically

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Sarcastically

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Expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks

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Base

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Having low moral standards; contemptible: inferior