List #4 Flashcards
(150 cards)
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iconoclast
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one who attacks established beliefs; rebel
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iconoclastic
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going against established beliefs
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impede
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to interfere with; to hinder
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impediment
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hindrance; obstruction
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impose
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to force on others
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imposition
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inconvenience; burden
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impudent
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boldly disrespectful; rude
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impugn
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to challenge as false; to question
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incendiary
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- causing fire
2. stirring up trouble
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incense
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to anger
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incensed
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angry
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indignant
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angry; shocked
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indignation
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anger at something considered unfair
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infighting
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conflict within a group
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infuriate
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to anger
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instigate
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to provoke
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insurgent
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rebel
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insurgency
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rebellion
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insurrectionist
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rebel
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insurrection
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rebellion
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intervene
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to interfere
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intervention
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interference
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intransigent
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stubborn; refusing to compromise
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intrude
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to enter without permission
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intrusion
an unwelcome entrance
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intrusive
unwelcome; annoying
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irascible
bad-tempered
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irate
very angry
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ire
anger
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jar
to unsettle; to shock
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labyrinth
maze
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labyrinthine
maze-like; complex
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livid
1. extremely angry
| 2. grayish-white or bruised
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mar
to spoil; to damage
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marred
spoiled; damaged
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maverick
rebel
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meddle
to intrude; to interfere
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meddlesome
interfering; nosy
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melee
brawl; confused, noisy fight
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militant
fighting; aggressive
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militaristic
excessively supportive of the armed forces
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mutinous
disobedient
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mutiny
rebellion
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mystify
to confuse; to make unclear
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mystical
mysterious
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mystique
a special, mysterious quality
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naysayer
a pessimist; one who usually disagrees
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nebula
a cloud
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nebulous
cloudy; vague
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negate
to show as false
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negation
a contradiction; an opposite
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nemesis
enemy
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obdurate
stubborn
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obduracy
stubbornness
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object
to express opposition
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obscure
1. (adj.) unclear; hard to see
| 2. (v.) to make unclear
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obscurity
the state of being unclear or unknown
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obsequious
overly submissive; asskissing
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obstinate
stubborn
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obstreperous
noisily rebellious; unruly
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obtuse
slow to understand or notice; dim; not sharp
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ominous
threatening
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onslaught
1. violent attack
| 2. overwhelming flood
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opaque
1. hard to understand
| 2. not see-through
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opacity
lack of clearness
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opponent
one who opposes; as in a competition
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outcry
loud protest; objection
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outrage
1. (v.) to make furious
| 2. (n.) an offensive event
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paradox
an apparent conclusion
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peril
a danger
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perilous
dangerous
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pernicious
harmful
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perplex
to confuse
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perplexity
troubled confusion
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perturb
to disturb
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imperturbable
calm; hard to upset
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unperturbed
calm
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phlegmatic
unexcitable; slow to react
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polarize
to divide into opposing groups
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polemical
deliberately controversial; opinionated and argumentative
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bipolar
having opposite extremes
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precarious
dangerous; unstable
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predicament
difficult situation
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prohibit
to forbid; to prevent
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prohibitive
forbidding; discouraging
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prohibition
a command forbidding something
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provoke
to cause or excite; especially anger
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provocative
attracting attention; causing a response
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provocation
a cause of a response or action
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pugnacious
argumentative
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quandary
difficult or puzzling situation
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quarrel
1. (v.) to argue
| 2. (n.) an argument
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quarrelsome
argumentative
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query
1. (n.) a doubt; a question
| 2. (v.) to express doubt; to question
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quibble
minor argument
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radical
1. (n.) extremist
| 2. (adj.) extremely
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rambunctious
noisy and undisciplined
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raze
to tear down to the ground
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rebut
to oppose; to argue against
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rebuttal
counterargument
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recalcitrant
disobedient; refusing to be controlled
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refute
to reject; to disprove
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refutation
an act of disproving
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irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
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regress
to go backward
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regressive
going backward
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reluctant
unwilling; hesitant
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renegade
traitor
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repress
to keep down; to hold back
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repression
restraint; holding back
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irrepressible
impossible to hold back
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resist
to oppose; to hold back
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irresistible
overpowering; impossible to refuse
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restrain
to limit; to keep under control
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retaliate
to counterattack
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revoke
to take back; to cancel
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irrevocable
impossible to take back or change
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rigid
stiff; inflexible
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rival
1. (v.) to compete against
2. (v.) to equal or almost equal
3. (n.) opponent
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rivalry
competition
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ruthless
cruel; merciless
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salvo
1. an outburst (e.g., of gunfire or cheers)
| 2. a verbal attack
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savage
1. (adj.) fierce; wild; very harsh
| 2. (n.) an uncivilized or cruel person
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sedition
rebellion
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seditious
causing rebellion
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servile
acting like a slave; overly submissive
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servility
excessive submissiveness
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sinister
evil
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specious
apparently true, but actually false
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squabble
petty argument
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stalemate
a deadlock; a tie; a standstill
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strident
harsh-sounding
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strife
a fight for power; rivalry
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subdue
1. to bring under control
| 2. to conquer
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subdued
serious; expressing little emotion
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subordinate
1. (n.) one under someone else's control
2. (adj.) lower in rank or status; inferior
3. (v.) to make inferior
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suppress
to keep down by force; to keep secret
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surreptitious
sneaky
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susceptible
easily influenced; vulnerable
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swindle
to cheat; to take by fraud
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swindler
a cheat
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tiff
a small argument
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treachery
deceitfulness; betrayal (usually of one's country)
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treacherous
1. not trustworthy; unpredictable
| 2. hazardous; dangerous
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truculent
fierce; argumentative; aggressive
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tumultuous
stormy
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turbulent
stormy
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turmoil
trouble; confusion
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turncoat
traitor; one who switches sides
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turpitude
wickedness
