week 7 Flashcards by elaine lopez | Brainscape

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implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame, really bad

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jurisdiction

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power, range of authority

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skirmish
(yam and vg had a skirmish at vons)

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small fight, brief encounter

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harass

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to trouble, torment

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monolithic

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massively solid

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indigent

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poor, needy

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arbitrary rule

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based on whim, dictatorial

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fray

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a fight

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stymie

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to hinder, impede

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effigy

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a likeness

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flout

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show contempt, scoff

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congnizant

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aware

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turbulent

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unruly, agitated

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terminate

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to end

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forthwith

A

immediately

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exacerbate

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to irritate, make worse

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revert

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return

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oust
(itzy ousted sophie)

A

to drive out, eject

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ameliorate

A

make better