Chapter 6 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Disaffected

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Discontented as toward authority

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Vilify

A

Spread negative information about

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3
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Jingoism

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Fanatical patriotism

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4
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Delineate

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Describe in detail

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5
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Eclectic

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Comprised of a variety of styles

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6
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Tantamount

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Being essentially equal to something

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7
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Quotidian

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Found in the ordinary course of events

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8
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Guileless

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Free of deceit

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9
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Refractory

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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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Apathy

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An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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Staunch

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Firm and dependable, especially in loyalty

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12
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Incongruous

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Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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13
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Languid

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Not inclined towards physical exertion or effort, slow and relaxed

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14
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Rudimentary

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Being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic efforts or principles

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15
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Insidious

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Working in a subtle but destructive way

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16
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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place to work

17
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Derive

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Reason by deduction, establish by deduction

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Haughty

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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

19
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Travesty

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An absurd presentation of something, a mockery

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Eminent

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Standing above others in quality or position

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Vehement

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Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

22
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Frustrate

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Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans or desires of)

23
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Negligible

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So small as to be meaningless

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Jubilant

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Full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success

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Juxtapose
Place side by side for contrast
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Denote
Be a sign or indication of
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Contrive
To pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery
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Elucidate
Make clearer or easier to understand
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Belligerent
Characteristic of one eager to fight
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Forlorn
Marked by or showing hopelessness
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Treacherous
Tending to betray/ dangerously unstable and unpredictable
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Mollify
To make someone who is angry less angry, placate
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Expound
Add details or explanation, clarify the meaning, state in depth
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Exonerate
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges