Hana Lee Round 2 Flashcards

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Archaic

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Old or outdated

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2
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Mutable

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Changeable

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3
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Nebulous

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Vague and unclear

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4
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Totalitarian

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political system where the government has absolute power and control over everything, including the lives of its citizens

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5
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Orthodox/orthodoxy

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following to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice

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6
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Impediment

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Something that obstructs progress

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7
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Annihilate

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To completely destroy

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8
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Furtive

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Secretive

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9
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Pedantic

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excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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10
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Ostensibly

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Seemingly true but not actually true

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11
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Denounce

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publicly declare to be wrong or evil

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12
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Comrade

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Fellow party member

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13
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Obfuscate

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To deliberately make something unclear or confusing

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14
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Ration

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a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime

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Tacit

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Understood or implied without being stated(暗黙の了解)

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16
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Proletariat

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Working class

17
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Incline (verb)

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Have tendency to do something

18
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Virtue

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Behavior showing high moral standarda

19
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Puritanical

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having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex

20
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Eccentric

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Unusual or strange in behavior

21
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Demolish

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To destroy completely

22
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Frail

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Weak or delicate

23
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Benevolent

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Kind and well meaning

24
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Officious

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Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequited and unwanted help

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Repress
To hold back or keep down emotions and desires, etc.
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Indifferent
Having no particular interest or sumpathy
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Vapid
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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Camouflage
Disguise used to blend in
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Incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe
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Pathos
A quality that evokes pity or sadness
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Atrocity
An extremely wicked or cruel act
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Labyrinth
A complicated confusing network of paths ; maze
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Indoctrinate
To teach someone to accept beliefs uncritically
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Inaudible
Unable to heard
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Furtive
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive