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20 Cards in this Set
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Exalt |
to raise in status, dignity, power, or glory |
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Discrimination |
unfair treatment, especially as a result of policies directed against minority groups. |
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Nullification |
the failure or refusal of a U.S. state to aid in enforcement of federal laws within its limits, especially on Constitutional grounds. |
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Desolate |
without comfort |
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Momentous |
very important |
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Tribulation |
great misery or distress |
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Default |
to fail to do as required |
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Redemptive |
bringing rescue or freedom |
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Interposition |
the doctrine that an individual state of the U.S. may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its sovereignity. |
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Prodigious |
enormous |
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Unalienable |
not transferable |
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Inextricably |
in a way that cannot be separated |
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Languished |
neglected |
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Discord |
disagreement, conflict |
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Manacles |
handcuffs |
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Sweltering |
very hot and humid |
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Invigorating |
bringing new life and energy |
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Wallow |
to become or remain helpless |
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Generate |
to produce or cause |
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Militancy |
the act of aggresively supporting a cause |
