Unit 2 KAP Vocabulary

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clandestine

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Secret or concealed, often for illicit purposes.

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hypocrisy

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The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

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transgression

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An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.

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insidious

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Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

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disparity

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A great difference or inequality.

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benevolent

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Well-meaning and kindly.

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plight

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A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

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diaspora

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The dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland.

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dissident

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A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.

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extolling

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Praising enthusiastically.