Vocabulary 2 Flashcards by Destiny Long | Brainscape

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Profligate

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Wasteful

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Megalomania

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Abnormal desire for money

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Strife

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Discord and disagreement

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Coup

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Revolution

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Legion

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A large number

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Amnesty

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A general pardon

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Expatriate

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An exile

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Exonerate

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To free from guilt

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Fiat

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An order or decree

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Mendacious

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Lying, untrue

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Parsimonious

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Miserly

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Pecuniary

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Financial

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Dismantle

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To take apart completely

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Sumptuous

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Lavish

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Underwrite

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To agree to finance

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Restrictive

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Harsh, confining

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Balk

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To refuse to move

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Blunt

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Plainly spoked

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Nostalgia

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Yearning for the past

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Rife

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Widespread