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Subservient
Root: sub
synonyms:obedient, passive, unassertive

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adjective
1.prepared to obey others unquestioningly.,
“subservient women”
“she was subservient to her parents”

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Anarchy

synonyms:lawlessness, nihilism, mobocracy, revolution, insurrection, disorder, chaos, mayhem, tumult, turmoil

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noun
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
“conditions are dangerously ripe for anarchy”
“he must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy”

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Adamant
Root: Dam- barrier
synonyms: uncompromising, determined, firm

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adjective
1.refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
“he is adamant that he is not going to resign”

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Immaculate
Maculate: blemish or pollute
synonyms:clean, spotless, pristine,

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adjective
(especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
“an immaculate white suit”

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Iniquity
Iquity: nice or pure
synonyms:imbalance, inequity, inconsistency, variation, variability

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noun
difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.
“The town had social inequality”
There was size inequality on the team

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Corroborate

synonyms:confirm, verify, endorse, ratify, authenticate, validate, certify

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verb
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
“the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”

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Imperceptible

synonyms:unnoticeable, undetectable, indistinguishable

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adjective
impossible to perceive.
“his head moved in an almost imperceptible nod”

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Contentious

synonyms:controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, open to debate, vexed

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adjective
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
involving heated argument.
“a contentious issue”
“the socioeconomic plan had been the subject of contentious debate”
“a contentious debate”

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Scoff

synonyms:mock, taunt, make fun of, laugh at, belittle

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verb
1.speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
“department officials scoffed at the allegations”
“they scoffed at her article”

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deference
Root- fer
confer; transfer; preference; odoriferous; deference; reference
synonyms:respect, respectfulness, dutifulness

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noun
humble submission and respect.
“he addressed her with the deference due to age”
Even with his good manners and deference, Grant always seemed to be masking a touch of darkness.

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