Writing Flashcards
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Surmise
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suppose it’s true w/out evidence
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Degenerate
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loss of physical, mental or moral qualities
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indigent
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poor
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culmination
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highest/climactic point
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repugnant
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distasteful/disrespectful
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distasteful
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offensive/unpleasant
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disgusting
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feeling of revulsion/disapproval
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revulsion
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loathing
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annex
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to add on, like to a document
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lobby
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a room that one or more corridors/rooms lead or a group of people seeking to influence politicians and public officials
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subscribe
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agree/receive something regularly via payment
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archetype
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a typical example/imitation of an original
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relegate
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consign or dismiss to inferior rank
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impudent
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disrespectful
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clandestine
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done secretively
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precedent
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earlier event/action used as an example
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pariah
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outcast
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mainstream
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normal/conventional
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conventional
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in accordance with what is generally done or believed
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accordance
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to conform
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conform
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compliance
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hegemony
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leadership/dominance of one country/social group over others
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caste
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hereditary classes - privileges or oppression inherited by descendants
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visceral
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it’s about deep inward feelings rather than intellect
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contemporary
living/occurring at the same time
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caucus
closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction to decide on and promote an agreed-upon policy
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subsidize
aid or promote with public money
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contrive
create in an artistic or ingenious manner/bring about by stratagem or w difficulty
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inquisition
trick of war to outwit the enemy/scheme to gain something
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lest
for fear that
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avail
use/help/benefit
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blue collar
factory jobs/hard labor
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glaring
obvious/reflecting strong light/staring fiercely
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prevalent
widespread
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farce
absurd
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dissident
person who opposes official policy
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belie
disguise/betray/contradict
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disparity
great difference
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debate
formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting in which opposing arguments are put forward
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debase
reduce in quality or value/degrade
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efface
erase from something/(self) make oneself insignificant
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succumb
fail to resist
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audacious
taking bold risks/disrespectful
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conspicuous
standing out/attracting attention/clearly visible
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engross
absorb all the attention/gain or keep exclusive possession of
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inundated
overwhelm/flood
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exhort
strongly urge
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upbraid
scold
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daunt
make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
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alight
descend from the train, bus or air/(alight on) means to find by chance
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variegated
exhibiting different colors
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sect
group of people w different religious beliefs separated from an established Church/philosophical or political group regarded as extreme or dangerous
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delinquent
in arrears/tendency to commit crime
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brazen
bold w/out shame
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lament
passionate expression of sorrow
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intercede
intervene on behalf of another
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disquiet
anxiety/worry
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disquietude
state of anxiety/worry
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deluge
severe (or biblical) flood of water/rain/ideas
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vigilant
keeping careful watch for danger
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jurisdiction
power to make legal decisions/judgments
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confer
grant/bestow/have discussions to exchange ideas
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patron
person who gives financial support to another person or organization/customer
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economics
the social science that studies the production, distribution and consumption of goods/services. Study of behavior, decisions and interaction of people. Study of the transfer of wealth. Study of how individuals, governments and businesses allocate scarce resources. Study of how people use resources and respond to incentives
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penitent
repentant/feeling and showing sorrow and regret for doing wrong
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penal
relating to punishment
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relinquish
give up
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trepidation
fear/agitation about what might happen
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labor union
organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, informed to protect and further the workers' rights and interests
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plausible deniability
a subject (like a high official) can safely deny knowledge of what someone else did because there's no evidence to prove they know
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explicit
stated clearly, leaving no room for doubt
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implicit
suggested, leaving room for doubt
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disaffected
dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them
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excise
tax levied on goods produced or sold w/in a country and on licenses for certain activities/cut out
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defect
shortcoming/lack
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vehement
showing strong feeling
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blue collar
factory jobs/hard labor
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white collar
salaried, educated professional
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displace
take over place or position/force someone to leave somewhere
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industry
economic activity of processing of raw materials/manufacture of goods in factories
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industrialize
build up a system of industries
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pink collar
clerical/nursing
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shore up
support/keep something from falling by placing something under or against it
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policy
principle adopted by a party, govt, business, individual
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regulation
rule maintained by an authority
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depredation
attacking/plundering
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plunder
steal using force
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fanfare
media attention/short ceremonial tune to introduce someone
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sentiment
attitude/opinion/belief
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forefront
leading and most important position
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ravage
damage
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ageism
discriminations based on age
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convey
transport from one place to another
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unassuming
not arrogant/modest
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decorum
good behavior
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matriculate
be enrolled in college
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appropriate
take without permission (verb)/proper considering the circumstances
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conciliatory
intended to placate or pacify
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jalopy
old car in a dilapidated condition
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dubious
doubting/suspect
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sullen
gloomy/sulky/depressed
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undertake
take on/promise to do something
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ardent
enthusiastic/passionate
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echelon
level or rank
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remunerate
pay for services
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pathos
evoke pity/sadness
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maladjusted
unable to cope w the demands of a normal social environment
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zealous
showing zeal. zeal is enthusiasm
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indispensable
necessary
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indefinite
lasting for unknown length of time/vague
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induce
persuade/bring about/produce electric charge
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aggrieve
resentment at having been unfairly treated
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staunch
loyal
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impasse
deadlock/no progress
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delegation
body of delegates
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grievance
real or imagined wrong for which there is resentment
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commerce
buying and selling
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council
legislative body elected to manage a city, council or other municipal district
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repudiate
refuse to accept/deny
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obstinate
refusing to change one's opinion or action
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vex
make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, worried
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pedantry
excessive concern w minor details
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erudite
smart
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assent
approval/agreement
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inveigle
persuade someone to do something through deception or flattery
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solicit
ask for
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loiter
stand around idly w/out purpose
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municipal
relating to a city or town or its governing body
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contingent
dependent on/subject to chance (the contingent nature of this circumstance)
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antithesis
direct opposite of someone or something else
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faction
small organized dissenting group w/in a larger one, esp in politics
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enjoin
instruct or urge to do something
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sacrilegious
involving or committing sacrilege
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subversive
seeking or intended to subvert
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poignant
evoking sadness
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egalitarian
principle that all people are equal/a person who advocates for egalitarian principles
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tempered
having a specified temper or disposition (ill-tempered)/act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to something
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remedial
giving or intended as a remedy or cure/intended for students experiencing learning difficulties
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affirmative action
(in context of allocation of resources or employment) the practice and policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been previously discriminated against/aka positive discrimination
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vestige
trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists/the smallest amount
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benign
gentle, kind, not harmful
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outset
the start/from the beginning
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pervasive
something unwelcome that's spreading widely through an area of group of people
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insidious
evil
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moratorium
temporary prohibition of an activity/legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment
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discourse
written or spoken communication
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subjugate
bring under domination or control
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sanction
official approval/threatened penalty for disobeying a rule
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scapegoat
person blamed for the mistakes and wrongdoing of others
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polemic
strong verbal or written attack
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miscegenation
interbreeding of people of different races
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sacrilege
violation of what is sacred
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spew
pour out in large quantities
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exodus
mass departure of people
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influx
mass entry of people
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metropolitan
relating to a metropolis
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consensus
agreement
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law
individual rule in a system of laws
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country
nation w its own government
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standard
level of quality
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incendiary
stirring up conflict/starting fires
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dissension
disagreement that leads to discord
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sovereign
supreme ruler
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closure
ending a debate/act of closing anything/resolution
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ratify
validate through signature or formal consent
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dispute
disagree
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untenable
can't be maintained or defended against an attack or objection
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xenophobia
intense or irrational fear/prejudice against people from other countries
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homophobia
intense or irrational fear of homosexuals
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transphobia
intense or irrational fear of trans people
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unfortunate
unlucky
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scuttle
metal container w lid and handle used to fetch coal
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peddle
try to sell or promote something
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social
relating to society
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tyrant
cruel, oppressive ruler
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machination
plot/scheme
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imbibe
drink
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pander
gratify/indulge
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raid
sudden attack
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loot
steal/slang for money
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tenacious
not giving up easily
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rancorous
bitterness/resentment
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deterrent
thing that discourages
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forum
meeting where ideas are exchanged
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epidemic
widespread occurrence in a community
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pandemic
widespread occurrence over a country or the world
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prejudice
opinion not based on reason or actual experience
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discrimination
unjust treatment of different categories of people/distinguishing the difference between two things/discern what is high quality
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stereotype
widely held, oversimplified idea or image of a person or thing
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method
way of doing things
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pompous
irritatingly self-important
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dogma
principles laid down by authorities as incontrovertibly true
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dogmatic
inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
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intuit
understand or work out by instinct
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proliferate
multiply
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defunct
no longer existing or functioning
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muck
dirt
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mire
swampy ground
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stifle
suffocate/restrain
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decisive
settling an issue and producing a definite result
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saturate
cause to become soaked w something that no more can be absorbed
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foliage
collective plant leaves
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temporary
not permanent
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temporality
existing w/in or having relationship w time
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series
of things, events or people of a similar kind coming one after another
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counteract
act against something to neutralize it
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establish
set up/bring about
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regime
authoritarian government
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domestic
relating to the running of a home
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history
relating to past events
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penetrate
getting through something (to spy on an org, into a market)
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malleable
easily influenced/pliable
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redundant
unnecessary/superfluous
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distinguish
perceive as different
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prodigy
a person (esp young) w exceptional abilities
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dynamic
process or system/positive in attitude and full of energy
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institution
society or org founded for a religious, educational, social purpose
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natal
relating to he place or time of one's birth
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disgrace
loss of reputation as the result of dishonorable action/person or thing regarded as shameful
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correspond
communicate by exchanging letters/match or agree almost exactly
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phenomena
remarkable thing, person or event
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integrate
bring into equal participation/combine with another so they become whole
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projectile
object propelled through the air
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encampment
place w temporary accommodations consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads
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suffrage
the right to vote in political elections
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scaffold
raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals
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transnational
extending or operating across national boundaries
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imbibe
drink
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flatter
insincere praise
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idle
avoiding work/lazy
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proverb
short pithy stating a general truth
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compel
force or pressure to do something
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colloquium
academic conference or seminar
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fortune
luck/money
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fortunate
favored/materially well-off aka prosperous
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mechanism
system of parts working together in a machine
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diplomacy
dealing with people in a sensitive, effective way/profession of managing international relations
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diplomat
official representing a country abroad
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interconnection
mutual connection between two or more things
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intersection
point at which two or more things intersect or meet
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connection
linking together
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cultivate
prepare for gardening/grow or maintain/develop
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colonialism
full or partial control over another country, occupying it w settlers and exploiting it economically
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liberal
open to new thing, /willing to discard traditional values/respectful of individual rights and freedoms
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neoliberal
modified form of liberalism that favors free-market capitalism
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euphoria
intense excitement and happiness
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pretentious
attempt to impress by feigning having more importance, talent, money than is actually possessed
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circumstance
a situation
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propriety
conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior
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defamation
damaging the good reputation of another
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seminar
meeting for training
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moreover
as a further matter/besides
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chapter
division of a book/someone's life/a nation's history/organization
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symbiotic
interaction between two organisms living in close physical association
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proprietor
owner
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movement
changing physical location/people working together for social, political change
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legislator
person who makes laws
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legislation
laws
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scoff
speak to or about something or someone in a derisive, mocking way
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exploit
use up in an unfair, selfish way
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settler
a person who moves w a group of people to a new country
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free market capitalism
society in which an open market sets prices. Supply and prices are based on the demand of the people
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proprietary
relating to ownership
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distinguish
treat and see as different
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distinct
different/physically separate
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counterbalance
weight that balances another weight
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quality
degree of excellence/standard of something measured against something else
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attribute
something caused by something else/permanent quality
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inherent
permanent characteristic
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disposition
inherent qualities of mind and character
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advocate
person who speaks on behalf of another/person who publicly supports a policy
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policy
principle of action
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undermine
erode the foundation/lessen the effectiveness or power
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subvert
undermine authority
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concise
giving a lot of info clearly in a few words
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express
convey an idea
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pithy
concise and forcefully expressive
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islamophobia
extreme or irrational fear/prejudice of Islamic religion and Muslims
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superfluous
unnecessary
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incontrovertible
can't be denied
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oppress
keep someone in subservience and hardship through authority
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subservient
obey without question
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hardship
suffering
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private
not shared w others
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tension
stretched tight/mental and emotional strain
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metropolis
capital or chief city in a country or area
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principle
fundamental truth/rule/morally correct behavior
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danger
possibility of suffering harm, injury, trouble
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bestow
to confer give (a gift/award)
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sorrow
feeling of deep distress aka pain
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repentant
expressing and feeling remorse aka guilt (knowing one did wrong)
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commodity
raw material or agricultural produce that can be bought and sold/a useful, valuable thing
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placate
make someone less angry
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pacify
quell/bring peace
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dilapidated
in a state of disrepair
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enthusiastic
intense approval/enjoyment
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delegate
person that represents others/entrust a task to a junior associate
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emigrate
leave one's own home country to settle permanently in another
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edifice
a large building/complex system of beliefs
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evoke
bring about
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daunt
make one feel intimidated or apprehensive aka fearful
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underpin
support from below by laying a foundation
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snuff
extinguish
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anxious
worry, unease
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economy
wealth and resources of a country
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narrative
spoken or written story
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industrialization
development of industries in a country
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era
long and distinct period of time with a particular feature aka attribute
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luminary
person who inspires or influences (aka affect) others
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impose
force something unwelcome to be accepted
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circuit
circular line that starts and finishes at the same place
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forge
create a new relationship or condition/copy/shape by heating a metal object in a fire
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relic
object surviving from an earlier time
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tangential
relating to a tangent
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practice
application of an idea/business of a doctor or lawyer/repeated action to become proficient at it
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progressive
developing gradually, step by step
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feminist
person who supports feminism
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emphatic
expressing forcibly and clearly
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feminism
advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes
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passionate
showing or caused by strong feelings
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dictator
ruler that obtained power over a country by force
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outwit
defeat or deceive by greater ingenuity
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autocrat
ruler who has absolute power
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tendency
inclination toward a characteristic or behavior
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mandate
official order to do something
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steward
person employed to manage another's property or other people
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conquest
subjugation of a place or people by military force
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capacious
a lot of space/roomy
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embed
fix firmly to become integral aka essential
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formulaic
containing a verbal formula or set form of words
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condone
accept
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fluent
express easily and articulately (clearly)
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obsolete
no longer needed
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anti-Semite
prejudice against Jews
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prerogative
right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class
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iterate
perform or utter (aka say)
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messianic
relating to the messiah (leader or savior of a group or cause)
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coherent
logical and consistent
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subprime
loan arrangements for borrowers w poor credit that have unfavorable conditions such as high interest rates
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determine
cause something to occur/ascertain
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temporal
relating to secular, worldly affairs/relating to time
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consign
deliver to a person to be sold/assign
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content
state of peaceful happiness
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retroactive
taking effect from a date in the past
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retro
imitative of a style from the recent past
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implicate
convey indirectly/bear some responsibility for an action
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putative
generally considered or reputed to be (the putative artist of the painting)
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communism
from Karl Marx - a far-left wing of economic theory that advocates class war and a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
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socialism
advocates for a society in which the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole - it's a transitional state between the overthrow of capitalism to the realization of communism
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capitalism
economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
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presumptuous
failing to observe the limits of what is appropriate
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scold
rebuke (aka disapprove) angrily
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formal
prim (aka stiff/constituting an important situation/officially sanctioned
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bizarre
strange/unusual
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alleged
said w/out proof
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satiate
fully satisfied
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ceremony
formal (conventional) occasion
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insatiable
impossible to satisfy
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proclivity
tendency to choose or do something
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modern
relating to present/recent times
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extralegal
not w/in the law
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vigilante
self-appointed group of citizens who take law enforcement into their own hands w/out legal authority
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dispel
make disappear
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purport
falsely claim to be or do something
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dismantle
take to pieces
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endeavor
attempt to achieve something
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deprave
immoral/wicked
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cruel
willfully cause pain or suffering w no remorse
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marginal
situated at the edge or margin of something
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marginalize
treat as insignificant
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incise
mark or decorate w a cut
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sharp
having an edge or point able to cut/smart/sudden/intense
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campaign
organized action to achieve a goal
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crusade
campaign concerning a political, social or religious issue
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coup
illegal seizure of power from a govt
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co-opt
appoint to membership by invitation of existing members/adopt an idea for one's own use
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substance
real, physical matter/essential meaning
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substantive
important existence
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subordinate
lower in rank
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commemorate
show respect/celebrate aka honor
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formative
having an important, lasting influence on a person's development
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genocide
deliberate killing of a group of people based on a particular characteristic
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scourge
a whip/person or thing that causes great suffering
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aloud
audibly, not in a whisper
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warp
distort aka twist out of shape
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culture
manifestation of human intellect through art, music, writing, etc.
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ethnicity
belonging to a group w a common national or cultural tradition
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bureau
a drawer/office or govt dept for doing business
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bureaucrat
official in a govt dept
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bureaucracy
system of govt in which most important decisions are made by state officials then by elected representatives
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Marxist
supporter of the theories of Karl Marx
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admonish
warn firmly
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conjunct
join together
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prescribe
recommend as something beneficial
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calculate
determine mathematically/intend to have an effect
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per capita
for each person
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polarize
divide into two contrasting groups
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crosshatch
shade an area with intersecting sets of parallel lines
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overlay
something laid as a covering over something else
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collude
unlawfully cooperate in secret
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solidarity
agreement/unity
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indict
formally accuse of a crime
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democrat
supporter of democracy/member of the political party
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republican
supporter of a republic/member of the political party
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populist
person who tries to convince people that their concerns are disregarded by the elite
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socioeconomic
interaction of social (relating to society) and economic factors
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sociocultural
combining social and cultural factors
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enable
give the authority to do something
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abolish
put an end to
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vast
immense, big
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ensconce
settle (make permanent home) someone into a comfortable place
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inquest
judicial inquiry to ascertain facts relating to an incident
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plausible
reasonable
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engender
cause a feeling/something to happen
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manifesto
public declaration of policy and aims, esp. before an election
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prodigy
a person (esp. young) w exceptional abilities
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pander
gratify or indulge (aka enjoy)
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commercial
engaged with commerce (aka buying and selling), intended to make a profit
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apparatus
complex structure within a system or org
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render
provide/give
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border
line separating two geographical areas
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disparate
so different they can't be compared
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sesquicentennial
150th anniversary of an event
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organization
body of people w a purpose like a business, society, association (aka group of ppl organized for a purpose)
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enact
make law
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dialect
language peculiar to a specific region or social group
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dialectic
investigating the truth of opinions
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perpetuate
continue indefinitely
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perpetrate
commit harmful, illegal action
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exempt
free from obligation
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construct
build/form
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pronounce
make the sound of a word in the correct way/formally announce
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agency
organization/action to produce an effect
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reside
to live in a place/belong by right
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commodify
turn into a valuable (important), useful thing
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decadent
luxuriously self-indulgent/moral or cultural decline
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capitulate
surrender, cease to resist
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grammar
structure of language - syntax aka arrangement of words, meaning, morphology aka forms of words
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constitute
be part of a whole/establish by law/be equivalent to/combine to form a whole
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Semitic
relating to people who speak Semitic languages like Hebrew and Arabic
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settle
reach an agreement/pay a debt/secure one's life in a permanent job or home/rest in a comfy position
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manifest
clear or obvious to the eye or mind
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contrive
create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice (clever tricks)/do something foolish or create an undesirable situation
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expedient
suitable, appropriate, convenient, practical, although immoral
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Disparage
Say something or someone has little worth
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Arbitrary
Random
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Counterpart
A person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place
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Remnant
Remains
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Gradation
Scale of successive changes
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Cursory (details, characteristics...)
Hasty therefore not thorough
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Bale
Bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc.
452
Fetish
Sexual desire is linked to a part of the body or item, excluding ones personhood
453
Personhood
Quality of being an individual person
454
Deter
Discourage
455
Reprehensible
Deserving censure or condemnation
456
Censure
Express severe disapproval
457
Condemn
Express complete disapproval
458
Affront
Action or remark that causes outrage or offense
459
Illicit
Forbidden by law/rules
460
Ubiquitous
Present everywhere
461
Implicit
Implied but not plainly expressed
462
Explicit
Stated clearly, leaving no room for doubt
463
Discretion
Freedom to decide what should be done
464
Abdicate
Fail to fulfill or undertake/renounce ones throne
465
Coffer
Chest for holding valuables
466
Injunction
Authoritative warning/order
467
Jurisprudence
Theory of law
468
Gauzy
Resembling gauze, thin and translucent
469
Attenuated
Reduced in force, effect or value/thin
470
Gossamer
Fine, funky substance consisting of cobwebs
471
Slipshod
Lack of care, thought, organization
472
Contiguous
Sharing a common border/touching
473
Gilded
Embellished with gold
474
Diatribe
Forceful and bitter verbal attack
475
Gerrymander
Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor a political party or class
476
Clemency
Mercy/lenience
477
Commute
Travel a distance/shorten
478
Profligate
Recklessly extravagant or wasteful
479
Chagrin
Distress or embarrassment
480
Vestibule
Chamber or lobby opening into another
481
Prodigy
Young genius
482
Abjection
Downcast
483
Hyaline
Glassy
484
Crest
Peak
485
Daub
Make dirty
486
Bestow
To gift
487
Deterge
Cleanse
488
Empirical
Based on evidence
489
Tempestuous
Stormy
490
Ebullient
Joyous
491
Connoisseur
Expert judge
492
Wistful
Longing
493
Dearth
Shortage
494
Arduous
Difficult
495
Diurnal
Daily
496
Terse
Sparing in the use of words/abrupt
497
Cacophony
Loud, disorganized sounds
498
Iconoclast
Person against widely accepted beliefs
499
Menacing
Dangerous/threatening
500
Drab
Dull/lacking color
501
Tempestuous
Turbulent/stormy
502
Dubious
Hesitating/doubting/not to be relied upon
503
pipedream
Unattainable or fanciful (over imaginative/unrealistic) hope
504
Culture
Ideas, customs and social behaviors or a particular people or society
505
Cultural appropriation
Adoption of elements of a minority culture by the majority culture. There is an innate power imbalance that is being upheld. The people in power get to keep it and continue to rob the voice of the less empowered people. Not a true cultural exchange because there is nothing traded that provides value to both parties. It also leads to stereotypes. It doesn’t show the diversity of one group of people
506
Zeitgeist
The spirit or mood of a period of history as shown by the ideas or beliefs of that time. Intellectual, cultural and moral climate of a time
507
Nomenclature
The choosing of names for things
508
Occult
Supernatural, mystical and magical beliefs & practices/Hidden
509
Economy
Wealth and resources of a region or country, especially in relation to production and consumption of goods and services
510
Anglo (diff uses of the word)
Of English descent, born or living in the US is Anglo-American .
a white, English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic or other American is Anglo.
Of or relating to both england and France is Anglo-French
511
Lexicon
the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
512
Lexigram
a symbol representing a word, especially one used in learning a language.
513
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
