Vocabulary in School - Part 3 Flashcards

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abdicate

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to formally give up power

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advocate

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one who pleads for or defends a cause or purpose

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annihilate

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to complety destroy

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arbitrary

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determined by impulse rather than reason

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assiduous

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hard workin

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benevolent

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kind; generous

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conscientious

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careful; principled

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context

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the circumstances of a situation; the setting

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despotic

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characterized by exercising tyrannically

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dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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diligent

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marked by painstaking work; hard working

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dogged

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stubbornly persevering

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enlightining

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informative; contributing to ones awarness

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exemplary

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commendable; worthy of exemplifying

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fastidious

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passing careful attention

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emperious

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arrogantly domineering; overbearing like an emperor

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indifferent

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not caring one way or the other

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intrepid

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courageous; fearless

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lampoon

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broad satirical; to broadly saturize

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maticulous

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extremely careful and percise

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modest

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humble in manners or apperence

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obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an opinion or cause of action

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omnipotent

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all powerful

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parody

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to comically imitate the style of another

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patronizing

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treating in a condescending manner

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profound

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having great depth

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subdue

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to restrain; to hold back

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wry

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dryly humorous often with irony