Settling Down Vocab Flashcards
1
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Define Credo
A
A statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone’s actions.
2
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Define Dogma
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A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as inconvertibly true.
3
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Define Famine
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Extreme scarcity of food.
4
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Define Novelty
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The quality of being new, original, or unusual.
5
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Define Vagabond
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A person who wanders from place to place without a home or a job.
6
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Define Bigotry
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Obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction.
7
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Define Chauvinism
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Excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause or group.
8
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Define Ailment
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An illness, typically a minor one.
9
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Define Hegemony
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Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
10
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Define Parochial
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Relating to a church parish.
