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51 Cards in this Set

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perplexing
puzzling
imperialism
the building and maintaining of an empire
oppressors
people who severely limit the freedoms and rights of others
wretched
awful, nasty, repugnant
supplant
to take the place of another
prostrate
to lie flat
despotic
tyrannical
municipal
relating to local governments
constables
labyrinth
labyrinth
extensive maze
squalid
impoverished and dirty
professed
stated
unendurable
bear
ravaging
wreaking havoc
immense
enormous
conjurer
someone who conjurs magic or spells
futility
pointlessness
conventionalized
made to fit into societal norms
resolute
stead-fast
squeamish
easy to be nauseated
senility
deterioration of mental capacities with age
pretext
put forth as an ostensible reason
rehabilitation
re-adaptation to society
engrossing
absorbing
feigned
pretended
genetics
the study of genes
recessive
holding or moving back
atrocities
horrors
fugitive
one seeking refuge
pillaging
plundering
exploitation
to use for one's own gain
piratical
relating to pirates or piracy
opportunist
one who takes advantage of opportunity
Faustian
sacrificing spiritual values for power, money, etc.
machinations
schemes
parasitical
like a parasite
tentacling
extending
mutinied
revolted, especially on a ship
bestial
beastlike
glutted
to feed or fill to satiety
cannibalistic
eating one's own species
chancelleries
buildings which house chancellors
eloquent
lovely words
indisputable
impossible to argue with
ratification
confirmation of a legal document by signing of officials
afflicting
negatively affecting
dormant
asleep, latent
digressing
going off topic
pantheistic
religious belief that identifies god with the universe
cul-de-sac
round dead-end
neurotic
prone to excessive anxiety and emotional upset