Week 19 Flashcards
1
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megalomania
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n. abnormal desire for wealth and power
2
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profligate
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adj. wasteful
3
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strife
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n. discord, disagreement
4
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legion
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n. large number
5
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coup
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n. revolution
6
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amnesty
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n. general pardon
7
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expatriate
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n. exile
8
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exonerate
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v. free from guilt
9
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fiat
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n. official order, decree
10
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mendacious
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adj. lying, untrue
11
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parsimonious
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adj. miserly
12
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pecuniary
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adj. financial
13
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dismantle
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v. strip of covering, take apart
14
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sumptuous
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adj. lavish
15
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underwrite
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v. agree to finance
16
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restrictive
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adj. harsh, confining
17
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balk (v)
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v. refuse to move
18
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blunt
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adj. plain spoken
19
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nostalgia
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n. yearning for the past
20
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rife
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adj. widespread