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Vocab Test 6 Flashcards

1
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Subversive

A

Seeking to undermine, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc)

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Nefarious

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Very wicked

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Effrontery

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Nerve; audacity

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Deference

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Respect for someone or something

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Virulent

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1) Extremely dangerous and/or deadly, usually spreading very quickly
2) Bitterly hostile

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6
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Panacea

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A cure-all

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Lampoon

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To publicly criticize by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

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Bolster

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To support or strengthen

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Conduit

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A means of transmitting or distributing

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Vexation

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The state of being annoyed or frustrated

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