Vocabulary Lesson #22 (Definitions 30 Seconds)

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recalcitrant

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very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly

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dissemble

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to disguise, to pretend

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virtuous

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having excellent morals; righteous

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gravity

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seriousness, importance

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transcended

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surpassed, exceeded

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boorish

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rude, ill-mannered

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emulate

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to imitate or match, typically by following an example

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jingoist

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a person who is extremely patriotic, often to the point of aggression

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indigence

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a state of poverty or destitution

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prostration

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the act of lying stretched out on the ground, often in submission or exhaustion