Key Vocabulary Flashcards

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Naive

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Lack of experience

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2
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Cynical

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Disbelieving and suspicious

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3
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Tyrannical

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Brutal leader

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4
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Ineffectual

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Hopeless

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5
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Totalitarian

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Where the leader has complete control

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6
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Unify

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Bring together

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7
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Preside

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Lead over

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8
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Narcissistic

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Someone who thinks about themselves a lot and admires themselves too much

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9
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Confound

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Confuse

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10
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Repress

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To control what people do

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11
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Megalomaniac

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Power-hungry

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12
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Manipulate

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Control or influence

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13
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Prosperity

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A state of wealth

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14
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Unanimous

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In complete agreement

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15
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Apathy

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Lack of interest and concern

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16
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Collusion

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Secret agreement to decieve others

17
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Scapegoat

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A person blamed for someone else’s wrong

18
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Comrade

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A word used to address a fellow member of an organisation - typically linked to the armed forces - or to address people in communist countries

19
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Communism

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A system of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and recieves according to their needs/abilities

20
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Dictator

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A ruler who has total power over everything and everyone - typically by force