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P.Thief Vocab Final
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| demagogue | political leader who tried to get support by making false claims and promises by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason |
| patricians | people of noble or high rank: aristocrats |
| dullard | a stupid, insensitive person |
| roustabout | one who stirs up trouble |
| puerile | childishly foolish; immature or trivial |
| loath | not wanting or willing to do something |
| bucolic | of or relating to the country or country life |
| tyrant | sovereign or other ruler who uses power unjustly |
| equine | of or relating to horses |
| novice | a person who is new to the circumstances or to a group; beginner |
| nascent | beginning to exist or develop |
| umbra | shade/shadow |
| formidable | very powerful or strong |
| begets | causes;produces as an effect |
| din | loud confusing noises that last long time |
| coddle | treat tenderly |
| labyrinthine | irregular and twisting |
| audacity | rude or disrespectful behavior |
| morals | a person's standards of behavior or beliefs |
| tendrils | a slender threadlike appendage growing in a spiral form |