English vocab Flashcards by Esteban Garcia

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Abjure

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To take back something you said

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bellicose

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war/fighting words

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equinox

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equal

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hegemony

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when one idea spreads throughout a place/group

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nomenclature

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A list of words in a certain subject

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Acumen

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mental ability/smarts for a certain subject

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Infrastructure

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the systems that make society function

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oligarchy

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making up such a government; small government

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recapitulate

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repeat

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totalitarian

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total control

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deciduous

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Falling off/fading off

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filibuster

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the use of obstructionist tactics

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interpolate

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to insert between

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loquacious

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Very talkative

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plagiarize

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To use and pass off ideas

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belie

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false representation

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churlish

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rude

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obsequious

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overly people pleasing

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soliloquy

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talking alone

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supercilious

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acts above others

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deleterious

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dangerous to your health

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enfranchise

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given the right to vote

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hubris

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pride

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vacuous

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lack of intelligence

vehement

forceful expression

antebellum

before war

circumnavigate

to go around

facetious

joking

metamorphosis

change in form (mostly in animals)

omnipotent

all powerful

Anecdote

Personal stories, useful

epitome

characteristic, a state, an emotion or an ideal

kudzu

An invasive climbing flowering vine that grows in the southeastern united states

poignant

makes you feel all the feelings

rherotic

the ability to use language persuasively