Vocabulary-3 Flashcards
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Anarchy
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- Absence of government, and/or state of lawlessness or political disorder. 2. Denial to any authority or established order.
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Creed
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A set of fundamental beliefs. 2. A system of religious beliefs.
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Escarpment
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A steep slope or long cliff resulting from erosion.
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Billet
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To assign lodging to (as to a soldier.); also an order to billet.
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Usurp
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To seize and hold ( as office, place or powers) in possession by force without right.
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Impregnable
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(of a fortify position) unable to be capable or broken into, defeated or destroyed.
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Scrounge
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to get as needed by or as if by scavenging, or borrowing. typically food or money by generosity of others.
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Diligence
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Careful and persistent work or effort. 2. Obsolete: speed.
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De minimis
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Lacking importance or significance
