Grammar Vocab 1-30

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Direct democracy

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The people govern themselves

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Indirect democracy

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The people elect officials to govern

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Advert

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To call attention to something

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Avert

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To turn away from something

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bell-

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war

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bellicose

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warlike, aggressive

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Antebellum

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before a war

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Bicameral

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Government having two branches

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Impeachment

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formal charges against an official

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Affection

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Fondness or devotion

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Affectation

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Phoniness, pretension

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plac-

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Appease

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Placate

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To calm or satisfy

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Pacifist

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Opposes violence or war

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Pro tempore

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For the time being

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Right to know why you are imprisoned

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Common

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Shared

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Mutual

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Reciprocal

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Hospes

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Guest

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Inhospitable

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Unfriendly or unwelcome

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Quorum

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Number of persons needed to attend a meeting

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Caucus

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Meeting organized to further special progress of a group

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Ambiguous

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Double meaning

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Ambivalent

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Conflicting feelings

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Amare

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To love

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Amiable

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Affable, pleasant

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Amicable

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Showing goodwill

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Lobby

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Group that tries to influence legislation

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Census

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Official count of people

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Can

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Be able to

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May

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Be permitted to

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Contemptible

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Deserving scorn

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Contemptuous

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Showing scorn

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crim-

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Fault, accusation, crime

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Incriminate

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To show evidence of

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Recrimination

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Counter accusation

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Consul

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Official appointed for foreign welfare

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State of the Union Message

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Speech given by president showing state of the nation

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Censor

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To edit out

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Censure

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To condemn or blame

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Prob-

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Upright, honorable

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Approbation

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Praise or commendation

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Probity

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Integrity and honesty

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Pocket veto

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When a president holds a bill till it is auto vetoed

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Ex post facto

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Punishment for a crime committed when it was legal

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e.g.

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For example

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id est (I. e. )

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This is to say

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Judicial

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Having to do with court of law

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Juridiction

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Extent of power

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Judicious

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Having good judgement

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Appellate

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Having to do with an apeal

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Apportion

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To give out portions

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Appropriation

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Set aside money

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Lev-

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To lighten or raise

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Alleviate

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To relieve or diminsh

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Levity

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Frivolity, giddiness

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Amendment

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Change by correction

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Suffrage

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Right to vote

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Delusion

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Persistent false belief

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Illusion

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False belief produced by misinterpretaion

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Allusion

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Causal reference

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grav-

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Weighty, serious, or heavy

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Gravity

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What holds us to the Earth

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Gravitate

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To be drawn towards

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Cicerone

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Guide

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Hector

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To intimidate or torment

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Hung jury

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Jury that can't decide the verdict of the accused

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Filibuster

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Delaying or stopping legislative action

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Faze

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To perturb or disturb

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Phase

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A stage or period