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ELA 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contravene | go against, as of rules and laws; breach; violate; defy |
| libertarian | an advocate of freedom of thought and speech; a person who advocates civil liberty; (adj.) relating to or denoting a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens. |
| fractious | easily irritated or annoyed; grumpy; cantankerous; ill-tempered |
| quandary | state or uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options; dilemma; conundrum |
| plethora | a large or excessive amount of (something); abundance; excess |
| arrogate | seize and take control without authority; steal; hijack; claim |
| aspersion | a disparaging remark; an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something; character attack |
| irreverence | a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously; disrespect; rudeness; insolence |
| divisive | dissenting with the majority opinion; tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. |
| expunge | erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant), erase; remove |