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30 Cards in this Set
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grammar rules
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frivolous |
lack of seriousness; self-indulgently care free
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ideological |
pertaining to the study of ideas |
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flout |
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: |
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brandish |
flourish or wave (show off?) |
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arbitrary |
seems chosen at random rather than following a rule |
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pithy |
concise and forcefully expressive; brief |
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immured |
enclose or confine |
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revolting
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disgusting, repulsive; rebellious |
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fascism |
government system lead by dictator |
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ecumenical |
general, universal |
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entropy |
inevitable social decline and degeneration
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cerebration |
use the mind; think about |
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vassals |
a person holding similar relation to a superior |
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fulminating |
issuing denunciations
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opining |
express an opinion |
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inveigle |
entice, lure, acquire |
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lurid |
horrible in fierceness or savagery |
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circumspect |
to think carefully about pote |
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analogous |
comparable |
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detrimental |
harmful |
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extol |
praise |
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palisade |
fence made of posts |
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prescient |
having fore-knowledge |
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undermined |
damaged; attacked |
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anarchy |
chaos; lack of government |
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cavalcade |
procession of vehicles |
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extradite |
deport from one country back to the home country |
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magnate |
powerful businessman |
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palliative |
remedy that improves but doesn't cure; alleviate |
