State Secrets Flashcards

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Abeyance

A

Being inactive or suspended, dormancy

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Abnegate

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Renounce, refrain

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Cabal

A

Plot, intrigue

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Clemency

A

Forgiveness

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Durance

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Incarceration, internment

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Enfranchise

A

Set free

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Iconoclast

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One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions

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Inquest

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Investigation

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Interregnum

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Period between reigns

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10
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Jurisprudence

A

Philosophy of law

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Knavery

A

Unprincipled or untrustworthy dealing

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12
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Licit

A

Legal, authorized

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13
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Magnate

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Important person, usually in business

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14
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Obloquy

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Slander

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15
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Peerage

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Body of peers of a country or state

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Plenipotentiary

A

Spokesperson, emissary

17
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Insurrection

A

Rebellion

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Manumit

A

Set free; release from slavery

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Gentry

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  • people of a specified class/group

- people of good social position

20
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Guise

A

An appearance/manner concealing the true nature of something

21
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Arcane

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Esoteric; mysterious