Word set - Week 07 Flashcards by Shajeb Khalid | Brainscape

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Paroxysm

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A fit, sudden outburst

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Implacable

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Cannot be pacified, inexorable

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame

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Jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority

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Skirmish

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Small fight, brief encountet

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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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Arbitrary

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Based on whim, dictatorial

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Indigent

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Poor, needy

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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 (usually of a hated person)

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Flout

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Show contempt, scoff

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Cognizant

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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

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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

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To drive out, eject