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1
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inert

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motionless

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persecute

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to oppress a race or group of people because ethnicity

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creed

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statement of beliefs

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potent

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very strong

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citadel

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strongly fortified building

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paradox

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something which has qualities

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vengeance

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punishment

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apprehension

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dread

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resentment

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ill feeling toward something

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10
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contention

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an opinion

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formidable

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difficult to deal with

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12
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conjure

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to invoke supposed supernatural forces

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13
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subservient

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too eager to obey

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14
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pretense

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insincere

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prodigious

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great in amount or size

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faction

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dissenting minority within a larger group

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afflict

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cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

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trepiditation

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fear of a future event