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25 Cards in this Set
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Fawn |
court favor by excessive flattery |
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felony |
a serious criminal offense |
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fiscal |
pertaining to public or general finances |
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flaunt |
display with great show or conspicuously; wave (something) boldly in the air. |
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flippant |
treating with unsuitable lack of seriousness |
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flout |
disregard contemptuously |
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foster |
nourish; encourage |
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franchise |
right to vote; right given to an individual or group to market a company's product in a particular territory |
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ghetto |
a segregated slum thickly populated by socially and economically underprivileged minority groups |
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gibberish |
meaningless, confused speech |
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guideline |
an outline or guide of future policy or course of action- lay down guidelines on a policy of resettling slum dwellers |
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hamstring |
hinder, cripple, or render ineffectual |
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hangup |
a recurrent problem causing persistent irritation or frustration |
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highhanded |
domineering and tyrannical |
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homage |
respect, honor or reverence given in tribute to an exceptional person or quality |
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identify |
to have a unity of interests and purposes with another person or cause |
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immune |
exempt; not susceptible |
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imperialist |
one who advocates a policy of acquiring and retaining colonies |
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incisive |
sharply worded; biting in speech; penetrating an incisive remark |
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incriminating |
charging or linking one with a crime |
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inflationary |
pertaining to inflation; |
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infringe |
encroach on or trespass |
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insight |
keen ability to see into something |
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insular |
Narrow-minded or illiberal- insular views |
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integrate |
unify social or educational facilities previously kept separate for racial reasons |
