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American Speeches Vocab (130-139) Flashcards

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Bondman

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A slave: one in bonds

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Equivocate

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To use language in order to avoid telling the truth or committing to something

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Proprietary

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The state/quality of being proper or suitable

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Impudence

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Rudeness; offensiveness

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5
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Bombast

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High-sounding language used to impress people but with little meaning; bluster

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Impiety

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Lack or respect for or belief in God

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Insurgent

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One who rebels against authority; a rebel/revolutionary

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Scourge

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A person/thing that causes great suffering

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unrequited

as in “unrequited love”

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not reciprocated in kind or returned in kind

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scrupulous

hint: details

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extremely attentive to details

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