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Term Definition
unilateral adj. relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only
omnipotent adj. almighty or infinite in power, as God.
totalitarian adj. of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
nihilism n. total rejection of established laws and institutions
replete adj. abundantly supplied or provided; filled
minutia n. precise details; small or trifling matters
throng n. a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
incredulous adj. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
sardonic adj. characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
usurp v. to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right:
squalid adj. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
inscrutable adj. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
propitiate v. to make favorably inclined
stolid adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
seer n. a person who sees; observer.
recompense v. to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc
drone n. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
reprove v. to prove again
despondent adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom:
exult v.to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant:
repugnant adj.distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
engender v. to produce, cause, or give rise to
query n. a question; an inquiry.
emanate v. . to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate.
satiate v. to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
overt adj. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret

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Terms 26
Creator julieXDwilson
Created May 13, 2008
Groups Calling All Honeybears, English 8, ROSS ENGLISH
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All the vocab for the english exam-definitions are the 1st ones given on dictionary.com with their parts of speech (wasn't sure if we needed to know that or not)

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  1. despondent → adj. feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: - 15 misses
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  4. engender → v. to produce, cause, or give rise to - 12 misses
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  6. totalitarian → adj. of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life. - 9 misses
  7. emanate → v. . to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate. - 9 misses