vocab 11-20 Flashcards

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abrogation

A

the repeal of a law

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2
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specious

A

superficially plausible but wrong

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3
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exhortation

A

strongly encouraging someone to do something

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4
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theocratic

A

system of government where priests rule in the name of God

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5
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primeral

A

resembling the earliest ages of history

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6
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suffuses

A

gradually spread through or over

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7
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omnipotent

A

able to do all

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8
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usurpation

A

take illegally by force

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9
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convulsion

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violent social upheaval

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10
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insurrection

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violent political uprising

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