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Q2 Set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries |
| sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives |
| interdisciplinary | relating to more than one branch of knowledge |
| imbecility | The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind |
| Eugenicists | people that believed that they could perfect human beings and eliminate so-called social ills through genetics and heredity |
| ligation | believed that they could perfect human beings and eliminate so-called social ills through genetics and heredity |
| esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest |
| choleric | bad-tempered or irritable |
| despotism | the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces |
| abrogate | repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) |
| crepuscular | (of an animal) appearing or active in twilight |
| incongruous | not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something |
| rescind | revoke, cancel, or repeal |
| serendipity | the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way |
| quagmire | a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot |
| pelagic | relating to the open sea |
| flank | the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip |
| auk | a diving species of bird |
| andragogy | adult education |