Vocab 9: Politics And Tradition

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Aberration

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A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

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Accost

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Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively

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Adamant

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Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind

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Apathetic/ Apathy

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Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Ascendancy

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Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence

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Ascetic/ Asceticism

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Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence

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August

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Respected and impressive

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Autocrat/ Autocratic

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A ruler who has absolute power; dictator

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Automaton

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Used in similes and comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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Bipartisan

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Involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other’s policies

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Depose

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Remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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Derivative

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Imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason

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Desecration/ Desecrate

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Treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate

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Despot

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A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way; dictator

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Doctrine

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A belief

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Dogmatic

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Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

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Eclectic

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Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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Egalitarian

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Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

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Exhibitionist/ Exhibitionistic

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A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention

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Faction

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A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics

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Fanaticism

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Excessive and often irrational zeal or devotion to a cause or belief, often accompanied by intolerance of opposing views

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Hackneyed

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(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

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Heresy/ Heretic

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A belief or opinion that contradicts the official doctrines or teachings of a particular religion(; unacceptable belief

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Idiosyncrasy/ Idiosyncratic

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A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual; quirky

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Orthodox

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Strictly keeping to traditional doctrine and ritual

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Pacifist

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A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

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Partisan

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A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

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Piety/ Pious

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A belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence

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Polemic/ Polemical

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Expressing a strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion about someone or something

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Renounce

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Refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee

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Reverent

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Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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Sanctity

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The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

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Staunch

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Loyal and committed in attitude

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Stock

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Strident

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Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way

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Subversion

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The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution

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Supplant

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To replace or take the place of someone or something, often by force or through superior excellence or power

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Sycophant

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A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

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Toady

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A person who behaves obediently to someone important

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Totalitarian

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Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state

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Trite

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(of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness

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Usurp

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To take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force

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Zealot

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A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals