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AP words to remember #1 Flashcards

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dissenters

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person who disagrees with an established majority group

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unorthodox

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not conforming to rules or traditions

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coddle

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spoil, pamper

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affluent

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having lots of wealthy or property

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vapid

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borind or tedious

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usurpations

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entry to anothers property without right

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impunity

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exemption from punishment

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remuneration

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paying for goods to recompense for losses

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prerogative

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a right exlusive to a group/person

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transgression

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the violation of a law or moral

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nonchalant

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laid back

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flippant

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disrespectful, playful

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craven

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chicken, yellow

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sentient

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aware, feeling

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aristocrat

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privileged person

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austere

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severe in manner, formal

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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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aesthetic

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art, creation

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hostile

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hateful, antagonistic

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frivolous

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trivial, without worth

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status quo

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current situation, state of affairs

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arbitrary

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by chance, random, subjective

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tacitly

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silently, passively

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synthesis

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combining two elements to create a coherent whole

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of the authority

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person who disagrees with an established majority group

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dissenters

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not conforming to rules or traditions

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unorthodox

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spoil, pamper

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coddle

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having lots of wealthy or property

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affluent

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borind or tedious

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vapid

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entry to anothers property without right

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usurpations

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exemption from punishment

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impunity

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paying for goods to recompense for losses

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remuneration

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a right exlusive to a group/person

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prerogative

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the violation of a law or moral

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transgression

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laid back

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nonchalant

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disrespectful, playful

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flippant

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chicken, yellow

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craven

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aware, feeling

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sentient

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privileged person

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aristocrat

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severe in manner, formal

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austere

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overly dramatic

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histrionic

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art, creation

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aesthetic

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hateful, antagonistic

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hostile

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trivial, without worth

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frivolous

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current situation, state of affairs

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status quo

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by chance, random, subjective

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arbitrary

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silently, passively

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tacitly

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combining two elements to create a coherent whole

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synthesis

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to reject the validity of the authority

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repudiate

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giddy

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mad or foolish

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brandished

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waved or flourished menacingly

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stately

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majestic

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lamentation

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mourning

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withered

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weakened

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redeemed

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rescued or saved

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minion

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a servile or fawning dependent

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prophetic

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foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

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harbinger

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something indication the approach of something or someone

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peerless

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eminent beyond or above comparison

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surmise

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to guess or induce

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commendation

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praise or approval

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rapt

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absorbed, captivated, or enthralled with something

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mad or foolish

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giddy

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waved or flourished menacingly

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brandished

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majestic

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stately

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mourning

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lamentation

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weakened

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withered

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rescued or saved

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redeemed

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a servile or fawning dependent

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minion

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foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

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prophetic

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something indication the approach of something or someone

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harbinger

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eminent beyond or above comparison

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peerless

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to guess or induce

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surmise

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praise or approval

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commendation

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absorbed, captivated, or enthralled with something

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rapt

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