Vocabs 2&3
Terms
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- adjudicate
- to hear and decide judicially; to judge
- centennial
- a one-hundredth anniversary or its celebration; of or pertaining to a period of one hundreed years
- countenance
- a person's face; the expression on a person's face; support or approval; to tolerate
- equilibrium
- a state of balance
- expedite
- to speed up a process; to facilitate
- gird
- to encircle, bind, or surround; to get ready for action, brace
- gratuitous
- uncalled for; without charge, free
- illusory
- unreal or imagined; deceiving
- implacable
- incapable of being placated, soothed, or significantly changed; relentless
- luminary
- a source of flight, especially from the sky, such as the sun or the moon; a person who is well-known for her or his achievements, a celebrity
- manifesto
- a public statement explaining the intentions, motives, or views of an individual or group
- mesmerize
- to fascinate or hypnotize
- precedent
- an act, statement, etc. that may serve as an example or justification for a later one
- spurious
- not genuine; false
- curtail
- to cut short or reduce
- discriminate
- to make or recognize clear distinctions; to treat in a less or more favorable way
- espionage
- the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government
- inalienable
- not able to be taken or given away
- incarcerate
- to confine or put in prison
- indignity
- an insult to one's pride
- indiscriminate
- not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard
- infamous
- having a very bad reputation; notorious; disgraceful; vicious
- intercede
- to act or plead on another's behalf
- malign
- to say negative and unfair things about another; slander; evil; showing ill will
- perpetrate
- to commit, as a crime or other antisocial act
- rampant
- threateningly wild
- rancor
- a deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness
- reparation
- a mending or repair
- smattering
- scattered knowledge; a small amount