vocab crucible Flashcards

1
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insert

A

motionless non reactive

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2
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persecute

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to oppress race or group of ethnicity

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3
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creed

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a statement of beliefs or set principles

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4
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potent

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very strong and effective powerful

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5
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citadel

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a fortress or a place of a city used for refuge

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6
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paradox

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qualities that contradict each other

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7
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vengeance

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punished returned for wrong

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8
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apprehension

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dread

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9
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resentment

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ill feeling toward somebody

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10
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contention

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a claim stated in a argument

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11
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formidable

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difficult to deal with or overcome

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12
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conjure

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to invoke supernatural sources

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13
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subservient

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to eager to obey

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14
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pretense

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insincere or feigned behavior

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15
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prodigious

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great amount , size and extent

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16
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faction

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dissenting a minority within a large group

17
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afflict

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to cause serve mental physical distress

18
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trepidation

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fear or uneasiness about the future or near event

19
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reprimade

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to rebuke somebody for wrong doing

20
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commendation

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disapproval or criticism

21
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scoff

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to express derision or scorn about somebody or something