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Precipitous

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(Adj) dangerously high or steep

Крутий

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Steep

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(Adj) rising or falling sharply; nearly perpendicular

Крутий

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Erode

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(Verb) (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)

Розʼїдати

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Fallacy

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(Noun) Омана, неправдивість

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Myriad

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(Noun) A countless or extremely great number

Безліч, численний

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Casualty

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(Noun) a person killed or injured in a war or accident

Поранений, загиблий

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Revival

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(Noun) an improvement in the condition or strength of something

Відродження, відновлення сил

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Manifesto

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(Noun) a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

Маніфест

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Commitment

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(Noun) the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

Зобов’язання

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Underpinning

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Підкріплення, підґрунтя

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World-weary

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Втомлений світом, розчарований

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Cynicism

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(Noun) Цинізм

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Defeatism

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(Noun) an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat

Пораженство

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to discern

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(Verb) perceive or recognize something

Розрізняти, бачити

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Mouthpiece

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(Noun) a thing that designed to be put in or against the mouth

Мундштук для труби

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Eccentric

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(Adj) (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange

Ексцентричний

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Sect

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(Noun) a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong

Секта

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Autocratic

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(Adj) relating to a ruler who has absolute power

Деспотичний, диктаторський

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disenchantment

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(Noun) a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired

Розчарування

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Peddle

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(Verb) try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place

Торгувати

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