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Week 6 Flashcards

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Flagrant

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extremely bad; deliberately shocking

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Egregious

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flagrantly bad; wrong

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Heinous

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terribly evil; abominable

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Nefarious

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evil; wicked

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Reprehensible

A

deplorable; worthy of being hated

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Amalgamate

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to combine several elements into a whole

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Conciliation

A

regain friendship or goodwill by pleasant behavior

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Concordant

A

harmonious; being in accord or agreement

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Apprehension

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fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future

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Foreboding

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a sense of dread about the future

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Ominous

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threatening; menacing

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Wary

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watchful; careful in guarding against danger

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Adversity

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a state of hardship or affliction; misfortune

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Arduous

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strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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Quandary

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a state of uncertainty; perplexity

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Abhor

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to hate or detest

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Animosity

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hatred or enmity between people; ill-will

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Aversion

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an intense dislike; repugnance

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Deplore

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to find unacceptable

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Enmity

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mutual hatred or ill-will

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Estrange

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to remove or to alienate, especially from loved ones

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Exasperate

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to make angry; enrage; upset

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Indignation

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anger incited by the unrighteousness or unfairness of something

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Malice

A

extreme ill-will

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Rancorous

A

marked with deep-seated hatred or ill-will

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Vindictive

A

vengeful; seeming revenge; spiteful

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Autonomy

A

self-government or self-rule

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Demagogue

A

a leader who plays on people’s emotions, fears, or prejudices

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Despotic

A

having absolute power; tyrannical

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Imperious

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arrogant or domineering; bossy

30
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Antagonist

A

someone who opposes; opponent; adversary

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Encroach

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to overstep boundaries

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Subversive

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treasonous; attempting to secretly overthrow the government

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Supplant

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to usurp; take place of

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Undermine

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to weaken or ruin

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Usurp

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to wrongfully seize another’s place, authority, or possession

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Catharsis

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a release of emotional tension that restored or refreshes the spirit

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Eclectic

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from a variety of sources and influences

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Emphatic

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marked by emphasis or stress

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Innocuous

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having no adverse effect; harmless

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Intemperate

A

extreme

41
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Maxim

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a truism; a proverbial statement

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Vicarious

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to live through someone else’s experiences

43
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Vocation

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an occupation; a calling

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Cynical

A

distrustful; disbelieving

45
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Irreverent

A

not showing proper respect or deference

46
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Nihilism

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a philosphy that denies any absolute truth, meaning or purpose

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Elicit

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to draw out; to bring forth

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Evoke

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to draw out; conjure

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Procure

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to gain possession of; attain

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