Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abdicate

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To relinquish or cede responsibility for; to give up power

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Belatedly

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Done too late or when overdue

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Calamity

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An event that brings terrible loss or lasting distress

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Capacity

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The ability to hold or have something

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Defection

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The abandonment of one’s loyalty for another thing

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Eradicate

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To tear up by the roots; to eliminate

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Eviscerate

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To remove the parts of something

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Formidable

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Difficult and intimidating

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Impertinent

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Rude; ill-mannered

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Indigenous

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Native to a land