Mountains Beyond Mountains Vocab
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Junta
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military group that seizes power of a government
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Deposed
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remove from office; dethrone
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Circuitous
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indirect or lengthy
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coup
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sudden/decisive change of government illegally or by force
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denunciation
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accusing another of a crime, often publicly
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impasse
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a situation that has no solution or escape
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haranguing
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long and annoying speech; a tirade
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luminescent
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emitting light not caused by heat
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tertiary
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belonging to the third level of sophistication of development or care; tertiary care facility
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daguerreotype
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an early type of photograph
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ebullience
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overflowing with joy
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intermittent
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stopping and starting at intervals
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unkempt
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messy; not neatly combed
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subverted
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to cause the downfall of; to undermine
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proselytized
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to convert a person from one belief to another (not always religious)
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cryptic
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hidden or unclear
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prodigious
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great in size or force; enormous
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oeuvre
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a substantial body of one's work- a writer, composer, artist (doctor?)
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adroit
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skillful
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plaintive
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mournful; expressing sorrow
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retrospect
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reexamination; review
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flourishing
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thriving; growing vigorously
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herpetology
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branch of zoology dealing with reptiles/amphibians
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devout
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pious; sincere devotion
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perfunctory
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performed superficially and with haste
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antebellum (looking) porticoes
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pre-war porch-like structure
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turret
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a small tower attached to a building
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ominous
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foreboding; portending evil or harm
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implacable
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relentless; unstoppable
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parched
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to be completely dry
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malign
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evil in nature or effect
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bilge
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the lowest point of a ship's inner hull (bilge pump)
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surreptitiously
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done in a stealth or secretive way
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onerous
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burdensome, troublesome
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sardonic
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cynical; marked by scornful derision
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au pair
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a nanny (who is usually hired from abroad)
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dysentery
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a gastrointestinal disorder (causing acute diarrhea)
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aphorism
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an adage or saying
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proclivity
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a predisposition to something;tendency
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harangue
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a scolding or a long verbal attack
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expatriate
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one who withdraws himself from home country to live in another
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ardent
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intensely devote, eager or enthusiastic
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egregious
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exceptionally negative; outrageously bad
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leonine
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resembling a lion
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epiphany
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any moment of great or sudden revelation
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impervious
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not capable of being affected
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consternation
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great alarm or fear
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milieu
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environment or surroundings
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periodontist
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a dentist who specializes in the gums
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heretical
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departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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gambit
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an opening remark that gives speaker advantage
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goad
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something that stimulates action
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accoutrements
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accessories specific to a certain cause
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infamously
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known for negative reasons
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monopoly
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exclusive control
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endowment
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funds or property donated to an institution
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phalanx
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an organized body of persons
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charade
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a parody (sometimes a formality)
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florid
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ruddy or flushed with rosy color
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quixotic
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not sensible about practical matters
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eminent
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standing alone; the "highest"
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comorbidity
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the presence of one or more diseases
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indigenous
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native to an area
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latent
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potentially existing but not presently evident
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palliative
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treatment that alleviates pain without curing
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rampant
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widespread; raging
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aphorism
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a concise, instructive saying
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douse
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to cover or saturate with something
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myriad
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a large number
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pandemic
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epidemic over a large area; prevalent thru an entire country
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acumen
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keen insight; shrewdness
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queries
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questions; inquiries
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indigent
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impoverished
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conscript
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to compel into service
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desultory
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digressing from the main subject; disconnected
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fauna
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the animals of a given region
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megalomania
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a mental illness marked by delusions of grandeur
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throes
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any violent convulsion or struggle
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orthodox
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customary or conventional
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supplicant
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one who prays humbly
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ingenuous
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sincere; candid
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promiscuous
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without discrimination; casual (often sexual)
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coerce
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to compel by force or intimidation
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quarantined
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isolated to stop spread of disease
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sanatorium
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hospital for treatment of chronic diseases
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heirloom
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family possession handed down from generation to generation
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exhumation
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the digging up of something (usually a body)
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sycophantic
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self-seeking, servile flatterer
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ally
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a friend or political partner
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nonchalant
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indifferent; casual
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protege
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a person under the patronage/protection of one interested in his welfare
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lexicon
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the vocabulary of a particular field
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rebuke
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to reprimand; to show disapproval of
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constituency
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body of people represented by an elected official
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gulag
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Soviet prison; labor camp
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deplored
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to disapprove of; to censure
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prevalence
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in general use or acceptance; widespread
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berth
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a shelf-like sleeping space on a ship, train or plane
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imminence
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likely to occur at any moment
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animosities
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hostilities
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fodder
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raw material (used to feed...literally or figuratively)
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peripatetic
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itinerant; walking or traveling about
