vocab Flashcards

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is an abbreviation for versus, which means against, as opposed to, especially in court

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v

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an action by a mass group of people in favor of a political or other cause.

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political demonstration

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3
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Treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect;violate

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desecration

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4
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Effectively conveying thought of feeling

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expressive

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5
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A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

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sanction

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An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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breaches

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Not compatible or in keeping with.

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inconsistent

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the quality of including many different types of people fairly and equallyto make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a long time

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inclusiveness

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9
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Reliant on ones own powers and resources rathrer than those of others.

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self-reliant

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10
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:Make or declare something sacred; dedicate formally to religious or divine purpose.

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consecrate

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the action of forbidding something, especially by law.

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prohibition

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A climb or walk to the summit or mountain or hill.

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ascent

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13
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:the feeling of a person or a thing is beneath the consideration, worthless or deserving scorn

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contempt

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14
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deep respect for someone or something

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reverence

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to make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a long time

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immortalized

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