"Civil Disobedience" Vocab
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LaurenBruner on January 4, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
expedient | appropriate in a situation that requires action (adj) |
alacrity | eager readiness (n) |
leaven | to lighten the mood of something (v) |
demagogue | leader who gains power by appealing to emotions (n) |
lyceum | building for public events (n) |
burgher | a citizen of the middle class (n) |
fatalist | somebody to believes in fatalism (n) |
gird | to prepare yourself for vigorous activity (v) |
fountainhead | primary source of something abstract (n) |
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