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Vocab 1-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tumultuous | Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious |
| Desperation | the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. |
| Province | a country, territory, district, or region. an administrative division or unit of a country. |
| Phenomenon | a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature. |
| Differentiate | to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. |
| Eligibility | fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable: to marry an eligible bachelor. meeting the stipulated requirements, as to participate, compete, or work; qualified. |
| Defiance | a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. |
| Brilliance | excellence or distinction; conspicuous talent, mental ability, etc. |
| Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew |
| immigrate | to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence. |
| revere | to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
| legacy | anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor |
| disparage | to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle |
| innate | existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent. |
| deference | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. |
| incredulous | not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
| refute | to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. |
| obscure | (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. |
| diligent | constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything |