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Vocab 1-31

TermDefinition
intransigence refusing to moderate a position
thwart prevent from taking place
radicalize to make extreme
conciliate to make peace through reasoning
unprecedented has never happened before
inundate flood
exploitation using others selfishly, unethically
blissful joyous, like paradise
ostentatious boastful showiness to impress others
loquacious talkative
reprisal retaliation to hurt even more in return
benign kind or mild; harmless
precipitate to cause to happen
repugnance loathing
extol to praise highly
inculcate to impress something upon the mind of another by frequent repetition
essence the basic quality or character of a thing
exemplary worthy of imitation; admirable
beneficial leads to well-being
rescind void
siege surround a fort to capture it
amicable friendly
affluent wealthy
ameliorate to improve or make better
loathing a feeling of intense dislike or distrust
clandestine secret, concealed, and stealthy
regime a form of government; also, a prevailing social system or pattern
monolithic massive, solid, uniform; also made up of a single whole
rhetoric the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; also language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous
autonomous independent, self directed and self governing
primal first in time, original,prime evil, the earliest age of something
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