Language arts vocab 21# Flashcards

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. anarchy

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(n) absence of government or control; lawlessness

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amoral

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(adj) lacking a sense of right or wrong

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  1. benevolent
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(adj) kind; generous; doing good deeds

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candor

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(n) truthfulness; sincere honesty

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condescend

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to stoop to someone else’s level, usually in an offensive way

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. extricate

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(v) to free from difficulty

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frenetic

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(adj) frantic; frenzied

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. philistine

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(n) a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of artistic or intellectual matters

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. poignant

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(adj) painfully emotional; extremely moving

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  1. sycophant
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noun one who sucks up to others

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