Week 19 Flashcards

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Megalomania

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An abnormal desire for wealth and power

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2
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Profligate

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Wasteful

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3
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Strife

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Discord, disagreement

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4
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Legion

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A large number

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5
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Coup

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Revolution

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6
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Amnesty

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A general pardon

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7
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Expatriate

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An exile

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8
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Exonerate

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To free from guilt

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9
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Fiat

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An official order, a decree

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10
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Mendacious

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Lying, untrue

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11
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Parsimonious

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Miserly, ungenerous

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12
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Pecuniary

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Financial

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13
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Dismantle

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To strip from covering, take apart

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14
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Sumptuous

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Lavish

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15
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Underwrite

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Agree to finance

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Restrictive

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Harsh, confining

17
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Balk

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To refuse to move

18
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Blunt

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Plain spoken

19
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Nostalgia

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Yearning for the past

20
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Rife

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Widespread