Sean Swensons Vocab

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pecuniary

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pecuniary
adjective formal
of, relating to, or consisting of money : he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.

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malaise

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malaise |məˈlāz; -ˈlez|
a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify : a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise | a general air of malaise.

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fascism

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fascism |ˈfa sh ˌizəm| (also Fascism)
noun
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
(in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice.

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imbibe

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imbibe |imˈbīb|
verb [ trans. ] formal often humorous
drink (alcohol) : they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer | [ intrans. ] having imbibed too freely, he fell over.
• figurative absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge) : the Bolshevist propaganda that you imbibed in your youth.

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frenetic

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frenetic |frəˈnetik|
adjective
fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way : a frenetic pace of activity.

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arcane

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arcane |ärˈkān|
adjective
understood by few; mysterious or secret : modern math and its arcane notation.

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amoral

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amoral |āˈmôrəl|
adjective
lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something : an amoral attitude to sex.

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right wing

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right wing
noun ( the right wing)
1 the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system. [ORIGIN: with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president's right and the commons to the left.]

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left wing

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left wing
noun ( the left wing)
1 the liberal, socialist, or radical section of a political party or system. [ORIGIN: with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president's right and the commons to the left.]