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List 13 Vocabulary
List 13 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Se | Apart |
Sedition | Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority of state or monarch |
Trib | Pay |
Diatribe | A forceful or bitter attack against someone or something |
Dign | Worthy |
Indignation | Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived to be unfair treatment |
Luc | Light |
Lucid | Expressed clearly; easy to understand; showing the ability to think clearly |
Rupt | Break |
Abrupt | Sudden and unexpected; brief to the point of rudeness |
Grat | Pleasing |
Ingratiate | To bring oneself in favor of someone by flattery or by trying to please them |
Curr | Run |
Recurrent | Occurring often or repeatedly |
Tempor | Time |
Temporal | Relation to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs |
Migr | Wander |
Immigrant | A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country |
Trans | Across |
Transient | Lasting only a short time; existing briefly |
Assiduous | Constant and unrelenting |
Censure | Strong and vehement expression of disapproval |
Demagogue | A leader who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people |
Fortuitous | Happening by chance; lucky; fortunate |
Hackneyed | Overused; commonplace; stale |
Impetuous | Sudden or rash action led by emotion; impulsive |
Mundane | Common and ordinary |
Ostentatious | Overly showy in an attempt to gain attention |
Perfidious | Deliberately deceitful |
Tenacious | Stubborn; persistent |