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Section 2 Flashcards

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Repulse

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Verb- cause (someone) to feel intense distaste or aversion

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Formulate

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Verb- express an idea in a concise or systematic way

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Portray

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Verb- describe someone or something in a articulate way

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Refugee

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Noun- a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape or war or natural disaster

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Prevailing

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Adjective- existing at a particular time, current

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Disposition

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Noun- the way in which something is placed or arranged

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Affectation

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Noun- behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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Tension

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Noun- a state of being stretched right

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Abolish

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Verb- formally put an end to ( a system, practice, or institution)

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Representative

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Adjective- typical of a class, group, or body of opinion

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Conscience

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Noun- an inner feeling views as acting a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior

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Collusion

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Noun- Secret illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others

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Heretical

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Adjective- believing in or practice religious heresy

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Quiescence

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Adverb- marked by inactivity or response : tranquilly at rest

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Acquiescence

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Noun- the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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Confection

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Noun- a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients

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Insinuate

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Verb- suggest or hint in an indirect or unpleasant way

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Vagrant

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Noun- a person without a settled home or regular work who wonders from place to place

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Repressive

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Adjective- restraining the freedom of a person or group of people

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Conformity

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Noun- compliance with standards, rules, or laws

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Deviance

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Noun- the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards

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Metaphor

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Noun- a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract

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Metaphorically

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Noun - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object which is not literally applicable

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Literally

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Adverb- Ina literal manner or sense, exactly

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Incidental

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Adjective - liable to happen as a consequence of ( an activity)

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Freudian

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Noun- a follower of Freud or his methods

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Structural

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Adjective- of or relating to the arrangement between the elements of a complex whole

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Assertion

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Noun- a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

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Proposition

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Noun- a statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion

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Illuminating

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Verb- help clarify or explain ( a subject or matter)

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