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Collection 6 Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cognizant | having knowledge or being aware of. |
| moratorium | a temporary prohibition of an activity. |
| retaliate | to make an attack or an assault. |
| precipitate | cause to happen suddenly. |
| complacency | a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. |
| manifest | clear or obvious to the eye or mind. |
| mores | the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community. |
| provocation | action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately. |
| disseminate | spread or disperse. |
| ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. |
| annul | declare invalid |
| divisive | tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. |
| unpalatable | not pleasant to taste. |
| unadulterated | not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements; complete and absolute. |
| humility | a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. |
| iniquitous | grossly unfair and morally wrong. |
| peremptory | (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way. |
| flail | wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly. |
| inversion | the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted. |
| equidistant | at equal distances. |
| transpire | occur; happen. |
| flagrantly | shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring. |
| havoc | widespread destruction. |