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Militia

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a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

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Ethnic

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of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.

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Rudimentary

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Involving or limited to basic principles e.g a rudimentary medical facility

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Milestone

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a significant stage or event in the development of something.

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Deployed

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To move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action

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Epitomise

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To be a perfect example of something e.g this building epitomises the spirit of the nineteenth century

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Proportionally

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in a way that increases or decreases in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else

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Contentious

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likely to cause people to disagree e.g animal warfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.

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Alluring

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attractive and exciting in a mysterious way e.g the alluring magic of Hong Kong

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Complexities

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the state of being formed of many parts; the state of being difficult to understand

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Plethora

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An amount that is greater than is needed or can be used e.g despite a plethora of changes, the new models are just 267 more than the cars they replace

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Genuine

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Real, exactly what it appears to be

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Alternative

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A thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities

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Destruction

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the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed

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Precision

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the quality of being exact, accurate and careful

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Reduced

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to make something less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.

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Panacea

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something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation e.g debt reduction should not be seen as a panacea for the regions economic problems

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Ethos

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the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person

e.g western art reflected the ethos of its society as surely as soviet art

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Murky

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Not clear, dark or dirty

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Justifiability

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For a good reason

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Implemented

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to make something that has been officially decided start to happen or be used

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Avoid

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To prevent something bad from happening

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Accountable

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responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked

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Indiscriminate

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an indiscriminate action is done without thought about what the result may be, especially when it causes people to be harmed

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Deniable

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That van be denied

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Counterproductive

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having the opposite effect to the one that was intended

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Precedent

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an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later

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Alleged

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stated as a fact but without any proof

E.g the alleged attacks were said to have taken place at the family’s home in Flint

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Benchmark

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something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with

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Doctrine

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A belief or a set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc.

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Navigate

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to plan and direct the course of ship, plane, car etc., for example by using a map

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Evidence

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the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true

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Militia

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a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

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Ethnic

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of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.

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Rudimentary

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involving or limited to basic principles.

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Milestone

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a significant stage or event in the development of something.

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Deployed

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to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used

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Epitomise

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to be a very typical example of something

E.g His poems epitomize the feelings of the generation of soldiers that fought in World War I.

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Proportionally

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something that is proportional to something else is in the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance etc

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Contentious

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causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people

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Alluring

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a mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality

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Complexities

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the state of being complicated

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Plethora

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To be full

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Genuine

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a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel

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Alternative

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Deliberately different from what is usual, expected or traditional

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Destruction

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The act or process of destroying something or being destroyed

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Precision

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The quality of being very exact or correct with precision

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Reduced

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To make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price

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Panacea

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Something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems

50
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Ethos

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The set of ideas and moral attitudes that are typical of a particular group

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Murky

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Dark and difficult to see through

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Justifiability

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Actions that is acceptable because they are done for good reason

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Implemented

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To take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen

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Avoid

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To prevent something bad from happening

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Accountable

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Responsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticised for them

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Indiscriminate

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An indiscriminate action without thinking about what harm it might cause

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Denial

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Statement saying that something is not true

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Counterproductive

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Achieving The opposite result to the one that you want

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Precedent

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An action or official decsion that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions

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Alleged

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An alleged crime, is one that someone says has happned or us true, although it has not been proven

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Benchmark

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Something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured

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Doctrine

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A set of beliefs that form an important part of a region or system of ideas

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Navigate

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To find which way you need to go when you are travelling form one place to another

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Evidence

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Facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true

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Inhibited

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Too embarrassed or nervous to do or say what you want

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Tremendous

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Very big, fast, powerful

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Bestowed

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To give someone something of great value or importance

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Evolved

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To change gradually over a long period of time

69
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Bolstering

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To improve something

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Disproportionately

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Too much or too little in relation to something else

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Require

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To need something

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Overthrew

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To remove a leader or government form power, especially by force

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Garnered

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To collect something, especially information or support

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Dysfunctional

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Not working properly or normally

75
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Prosecution

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When a charge is made gaisnt someone for a crime, or when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law

E.g prosecution of war criminals

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Represents

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To officially speak or take action for another group of people

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Stringent

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Very strict and must be obeyed

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