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20 Cards in this Set
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Abject |
(Adj.) Extremely bad or severe |
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Apathy |
(N)- Not having much interest or emotion |
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Bias |
(Adj.) a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly |
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Caustic |
(Adj.) Able to destroy something by burning or chemical reaction. |
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Circuitous |
(Adj.)- Not straight, short, and direct |
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Disaffected |
(Adj.) No longer happy and willing to support a leader or government |
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Disapprobation |
Adj.- The state of being disapproved |
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Fervor |
(N) A feeling of excitement or enthusiasm |
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Inept |
Adj.- Lacking skill or ability |
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Martinet |
(N) A person who is very strict and demands obedience from others |
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Mitigate |
To make something less harmful, painful, or severe. |
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Neophyte |
(N)- A person who has just started learning or doing something. |
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Ostentatious |
displaying wealth, knowledge, in a way that is meant to attract attention |
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Parody |
(N)- A piece of writing written in a humorous way. |
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Pillage |
(N)- The act of taking something |
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Proletarian |
(N)- A person with a low social status |
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Rife |
(Adj.)- Very common and often bad |
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Servile |
(Adj.)- Very obedient and trying too hard too please someone |
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Subjugate |
To defeat and gain control of by force |
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Usurp |
To take and keep in a forceful or violent way. |
