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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop

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Engender

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To cause or give rise

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Temperament

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Character

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Upheavel

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A sudden change or disruption

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Embrace

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To welcome with open arms

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Substantiate

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To show to be true

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Sovereignty

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Supreme power

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Lavish

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Luxurious

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Crux

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Main point

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Indifference

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Lack of interest

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Tact

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Skillfulness

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Abundant

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Plentiful

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Viable

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Realistic

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Scorn

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Contempt

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Transgress

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Misbehave

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Analogy

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A comparison between two things

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Objection

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A reason for disagreeing

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Construe

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To interpret in a particular way

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Procure

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Obtain

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Evoke

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To bring to mind

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Depiction

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Portrayal

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Burden

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A difficulty

23
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Recollection

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A memory

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Tumult

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Confusion or disorder

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Concede

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Admit that something is true after first denying it

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Demeanor

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Manner

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Emigration

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The act of leaving one’s own country

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Irate

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Angry

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Tentative

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Unconfirmed

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Merely

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Only

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Deceive

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To trick or mislead someone

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Trifling

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Unimportant