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Q2 Set 1

TermDefinition
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
Created by: drew.whitcomb
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