Semester 2, Word List 1 Flashcards

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Formidable

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Difficult to defeat

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Adversary

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An apponent

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Insidious

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Treacherous

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Invincible

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Unbeatable

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Irresolution

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Uncertainty, indecision

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Martial

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Warlike

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Subjugation

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Control by conquering

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Spurn

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To reject scornfully

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Tyrannical

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Harsh, oppressive

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Vigilant

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Alert, watchful

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Abdicate

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To give up responsibility

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Impel

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To drive forward, force

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Mercenary

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A professional solider hired to fight in a foreign country

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Arbitrary

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Based on unpredictable decisions rather than reason or law

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Insurrection

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Rebellion

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Acquiescing

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Consenting passively or without protest

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Countenance

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To give or express approval, support

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Dispensation

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Distribution, giving out

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Emancipate

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To free, liberate

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Lethargy

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State of sluggishness and inactivity

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Precept

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A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action

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Probity

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Honest, integrity

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Ruminating

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Turning a matter over and over in the mind

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Solicitous

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Full of desire, eager

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Vindication

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The defense or justification of something