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recurrence

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the fact of occurring again

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temperance

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abstinence from alcoholic drink

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industry

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economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories

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humility

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a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness

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negligent

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failing to take proper care in doing something

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minuteness

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extremely small

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reverence

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deep respect for someone or something

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earnestly

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with sincere and intense conviction; seriously

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esteem

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respect and admiration, typically for a person

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Sansculottism

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without breeches

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sustain

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strengthen or support physically or mentally

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affront

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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

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prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

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expenditure

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the action of spending funds

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conservative

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averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values

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somber

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dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

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compound

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a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture

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partition

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(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts

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correspondence

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a close similarity, connection, or equivalence

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distinction

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a difference or contrast between similar things or people

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profound

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(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense

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discernment

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the ability to judge well

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semblance

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the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different

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unison

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simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech

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convictions

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a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law