Lesson 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Abject

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Brought low in condition or status

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Austere

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Appearing severe or stern

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3
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Impunity

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Exempt or free from punishment, penalty, or harm

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4
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Inalienable

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Unable to be transferred to others; undeniable

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand

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Insolent

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Boldly disrespectful

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Intimate

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Private; very close or familiar

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Latitude

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Freedom from normal restrictions

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9
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Paradox

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A statement that seems contradictory but may be true

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10
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Petulant

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Unreasonably impatient or irritable

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11
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Rectitude

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Moral uprightness

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12
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Reprobate

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Depraved

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13
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Usurp

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To seize or take over by force without legal authority

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14
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Volition

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The act of making a conscious choice or decision

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Abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing; to reject

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