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Vietnam War Book Flashcards

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schadenfreude

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(noun) satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone’s misfortune

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effete

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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; worn out

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foment

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(verb) to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion; promote the growth or development of

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precept

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(noun) a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct

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effacing

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(verb) to wipe out; do away with; expunge

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imperious

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(adj.) domineering in a haughty manner; dictorial; overbearing

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plaintive

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(adj.) expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

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denouement

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(noun) the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel; the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences

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jilted

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(verb) to reject or cast aside ) a lover or sweetheart, especially abruptly or unfeelingly

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monastic

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(adj.) of or pertaining to monasteries (monk or nuns)

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potvaliancy

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(noun) brave only as a result of being drunk

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esoteric

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(adj.) only understood by a select group

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polemical

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(noun) a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

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augury

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(noun) the practice or art of observing omens; an omen or indication

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ambivalence

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(noun) uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to do two opposite or conflicting things

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didactic

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(adj.) intended for instruction; inclined to teach or lecture others too much

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covenant

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an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not to do something

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conjectured

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(noun) formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence or proof

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extirpated

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(verb) to remove or destroy totally; exterminate

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humor

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(noun) peculiar features, oddities, quirks; temperament; comic

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physiognomy

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(noun) the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character

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maladroit

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(adj._ lacking in clever skill; unskillful; awkward

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morose

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(adj.) gloomingly or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood

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prolific

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(adj.) producing offspring, young, fruit, etc. abundantly

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florid

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(adj.) reddish; ruddy; rosy; flowery

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odium

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(noun) intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant

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probity

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(noun) integrity and uprightness; honesty

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antipathy

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(noun) a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion…a strong antipathy towards spiders and snakes

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ignobility

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(noun) low character, aims; low grade or quality

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parsimony

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(noun) extreme or excessive economy or frugality

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precocity

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(noun) tendency to be advanced or mature in development

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pernicious

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(adj.) causing insidious harm or ruin; injurious; hurtful

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insidious

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(adj.) intended to entrap or beguile

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deleterious

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(adj.) injurious to health; harmful

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penury

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(noun) extreme poverty; destitution

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opulence

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(adj.) wealth, riches, affluence

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depraved

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(adj.) corrupt, wicked, or perverted

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expurgate

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(verb) to amend by removing words, passages, etc. deemed offensive or objectionable

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interdict (noun)

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(noun) prohibitory act or decree of a court or administrative officer

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interdict (verb)

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(verb) to forbid; prohibit

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extradite

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(verb) to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state, nation, or authority

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turgid

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(adj.) swollen; inflated; overblown or pompous

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cowed

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(verb) to frighten with threats, violence, etc.

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timorous

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(adj.) full of fear; fearful

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inveterate

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(adj.) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

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intractable

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(adj.) not easily controlled or directed; hard to shape or treat

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astute

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(adj.) of keep penetration or discernment; shrewd; clever; cunning

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benignant

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(adj.) kind, especially to inferiors, gracious

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acrimonious

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(adj.) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior

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Arcane

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(Adj.) known or understood by few; secretive; esoteric

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Myopic

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(Adj.) near-sighted; narrow-minded

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Credo

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(Noun) creed or formula or belief

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Chagrin

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(Noun) a feeling marked my disappointment or humiliation

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Shirk

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(Verb) to evade work, duty, responsibility

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dubious

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(adj.) doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

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sagacious

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(adj) having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense…a sagacious lawyer

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purloin

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(verb) to take dishonestly; pilfer; steal…Vietnam war documents were purloined from the government safe to expose the story behind the war

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Dissemble

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(Verb) to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of…to dissemble ones incompetence in business

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Pusillanimous

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(Adj.) lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted…could have scored a victory had it not been led by pusillanimous pfficers

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Excoriate

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(Verb) to denounce or berate severely…the American commander excoriated south Vietnamese officers for their poor performance

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truncated

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(adj.) shortened by or as if by having a part cut off; cut short…an unnecessarily truncated essay

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mea culpa

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through my fault; my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one’s responsibility

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renege

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(verb) to go back on one’s work…he reneged on his promise

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furtive

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(adj.) taken, done, used, surreptitiously or by stealth; secret…a furtive glance

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hamlets

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(noun) a small village; a village without a church of its own, belonging to the parish of another village or town

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agitprop

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(noun) agitation and propaganda, especially for the cause of communism

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clandestine

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(adj.) characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious…their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years

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piaster

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(noun) a former coin of Turkey, the 100th par of a lira

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pejorative

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(adj.) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force…the pejorative affix in

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oligarchy

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(noun) a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few

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fiefdom

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(noun) the estate or domain of a feudal lord

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affinity

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(noun) a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, ideas, etc.

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auspice

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(noun) patronage; support; sponsorship…under the auspices of the Department of Education

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congenial

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(adj.) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character…congenial surroundings

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