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Vocab List 1&2
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | nearby, not distant close or near sharing a border, wall, or point |
| Ambivalence | having uncertainty ,simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| Belligerent | waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war |
| Contingent | conditional, depending on something else that might or might not happen |
| Decadent | having low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc. : attractive to people of low morals who are only interested in pleasure : extremely pleasing |
| entitlement | The right to something ( legal right) |
| Equivalent | having the same value, use, meaning, etc |
| Paramount | foremost most important decision |
| Plausible | possibly true : believable or realistic |
| Unilateral | involving only one group or country |
| Affluent | having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things |
| Autocrat | a person who rules with total power |
| Benevolent | kind and generous : organized to do good things for other people |
| entrepreneur | business owner a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money |
| impertinent | rude and irreverent; showing a lack of respect |
| imprudent | not wise or sensible |
| preponderance | majority ;a greater amount or number of something |
| recipient | a person who receives something |
| reprehensible | very bad : deserving very strong criticism |
| mediator | a negotiator settles arguements |