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40 Cards in this Set
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Acquiescence |
the act of agreeing or complying with something in a passive way. |
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Agrarianism |
a political movement that promotes the interests of the farmer, the redistribution of land owned by the rich or government. |
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Altruism |
an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
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Ameliorating |
making something bad or unsatisfactory better |
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Apocryphal |
probably not true, but widely believed to be true |
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Ascendant |
Rising in power of influence |
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Avarice |
an unreasonably strong desire to obtain and keep money |
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Benignant |
not causing or capable of causing harm |
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Blandishments |
the use of flattery and enticements to persuade somebody to do something |
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Burgeoning |
growing or rapidly expanding |
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Capitulated |
surrendered, especially under agreed conditions |
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Caprice |
A tendency to sudden impulsive decisions or changes of mind |
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Castigation |
to criticize or rebuke somebody or somebody's behavior severely |
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Certitude |
something that is certain to happen or about to happen or about which somebody can feel sure |
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Complacency |
Self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers |
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Copious |
produced or existing in large quantities |
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Despotism |
Rule by a despot or tyrant, cruel and arbitrary use of power |
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Decrepitude |
the condition of being old, worn out, or in poor working order |
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Didactic |
tending to give instruction of advise, even when it's not welcome or not needed |
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Edification |
instruction or enlightenment, especially when it is morally or spiritually uplifting |
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Empirical |
Based on or characterized by observation and experiment instead of theory |
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intemperance |
lack of moderation or restraint, excessive indulgence |
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intractableness |
the state of being strong-willed and resistant to outside influence |
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Libertarian |
someone who believes in the principle that people should have complete freedom of though and action |
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neophyte |
a beginner or novice at something, or recent convert to a religion |
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Oscilliating |
To be unable to decide which is the better of two positions or point of view. |
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Obduracy |
The quality or state of being stubborn or persistent in wrong doing, refusing to do what other people want |
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Perfunctorily |
done as matter of duty or custom, without thought, attention or genuine feeling |
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Pernicious |
causing great harm, destruction or death |
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Pragmatic |
more concerned with practical, down to earth results rather than theories or principles |
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Propaedeutic |
a preliminary course of study that precedes more advanced instruction |
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salubrious |
beneficial to or promoting health or well-being |
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sedulously |
working with great zeal and persistence |
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Stentorian |
Loud, powerful in tone of voice |
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Tacit |
understood or implied without being stated openly |
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Utilitarianism |
the system of ethics where the rightness or wrongness of an action should be judged by its consequences |
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vassal |
slave, subordinate, person who is dependent on or subordinate to another |
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Verdant |
lacking experience or sophistication |
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wantonness |
unrestrained, characterized by greed and extravagance |
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zealots |
extremists, radicals, uncompromising in their pursuit of religious, political or other ideals |
