Flashcards in State Secrets Deck (21)
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Abeyance
Being inactive or suspended, dormancy
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Abnegate
Renounce, refrain
3
Cabal
Plot, intrigue
4
Clemency
Forgiveness
5
Durance
Incarceration, internment
6
Enfranchise
Set free
7
Iconoclast
One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions
8
Inquest
Investigation
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Interregnum
Period between reigns
10
Jurisprudence
Philosophy of law
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Knavery
Unprincipled or untrustworthy dealing
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Licit
Legal, authorized
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Magnate
Important person, usually in business
14
Obloquy
Slander
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Peerage
Body of peers of a country or state
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Plenipotentiary
Spokesperson, emissary
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Insurrection
Rebellion
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Manumit
Set free; release from slavery
19
Gentry
- people of a specified class/group
- people of good social position
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Guise
An appearance/manner concealing the true nature of something
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