Vocabulary List(s) Flashcards

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Abolish

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Formally put an end to

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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant, conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, distaste

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3
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Corrupt

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Having or showing a willingness to be dishonest in return for money or personal gain

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4
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Ignominious

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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

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Ignorant

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Lacking knowledge or awareness in general, uneducated or unsophisticated

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Manifest

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Clear or obvious to the eye or mind

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Manipulate

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Handle or control, typically in a skillful manner

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

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Procure

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Obtain something

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Regime

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A government, typically an authoritarian one

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Repose

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A state of rest, sleep or tranquility

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Capitulate

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to surrender often after negotiation of terms

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13
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Conjecture

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a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork

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14
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Consummation

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complete in every detail

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15
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Demeanor

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behavior toward others : outward manner

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16
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Ignominy

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deep personal humiliation and disgrace
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action

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Indefatigable

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incapable of being fatigued; untiring

18
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Inexorable

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not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless

19
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Machination

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to plan or plot especially to do harm

20
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Placid

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serenely free of interruption or disturbance

21
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Surmount

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to prevail over; overcome

22
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Venerable

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calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments

23
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Wantonly

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having no just foundation or provocation; malicious, merciless, inhumane