Sakino Usui Round 3 Wicked Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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Oppression

A

Unfair treatment and control of a group

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2
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Exile

A

Being forced to live away from home

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3
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Scapegoat

A

Someone unfairly blamed for a problem

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4
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Defamation

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Damaging someone’s reputation with lies

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5
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Ineffable

A

Too great or intense to describe in words

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5
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Unadulterated

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Pure; not mixed with anything else

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6
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Revelation

A

A surprising or important discovery

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7
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Transcend

A

To go beyond limits or expectations

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7
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Reprieve

A

A temporary relief or delay of punishment

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8
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Misericord

A

Compassion or pity

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9
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Elixir

A

A magical or medicinal potion

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10
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Irrevocably

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In a way that cannot be changed or undone

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11
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Morbid

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Forcusing too much on death or the dark side of things

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12
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Whimsy

A

playful, imaginative, and somewhat unusual

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13
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Antithesis

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The exact opposite of something.

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14
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Repugnant

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Extremely distasteful or unacceptable.

15
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Conniving

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Cunning, deceitfully plotting.

16
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Indeterminate

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Not clearly fixed or known.

17
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Galvanized

A

Shocked or excited into taking action.

18
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Sanctimonious

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Pretending to me morally superior

19
Q

Perspicacity

A

Keen insight or perceptiveness

20
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Eschew

A

To deliberately avoid

21
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Incorrigible

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Impossible to reform or correct; persistently bad.

22
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Ostentatious

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Showy; designed to impress.

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Prevaricate
To avoid telling the truth by being evasive.
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Vehemently
With intense emotion or force.
25
Capricious
Given to sudden, unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
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Magnanimous
Generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival.
27
Dubious
Doubtful or suspect.
28
Indignant
Angry at something perceived as unfair or unjust.