Voabulary Debating Book Flashcards

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Adjudicator

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A person or entity who makes formal decisions or judgements in a dispute or a competition

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Gentry

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People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth

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Acquisition

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An object or asset brought or obtained; typically by a library or museum.

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Propagate

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Propagate: To spread, transmit, or reproduce something, such as information, organisms, or waves.

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Subservient

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Prepared to obey others unquestionably

Less important; subordinate

Serving as a means to an end

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Subsistence

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The act or fact of maintaining support for oneself, especially at a minimum level

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Deplorable

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Deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable

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Abhorrent

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Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

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Kleptocrat

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Kleptocracy, also referred to as thievocracy, is a government whose corrupt leaders use political power to expropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern, typically by embezzling or misappropriating government funds at the expense of the wider population

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