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Pugnacious

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(of a person) eager or quick to argue/fight

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Impugn

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call into question

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Repugnant

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extremely distasteful/unacceptable

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Irreparable

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impossible to rectify or repair

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Inseparable

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unable to be separated

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Occupation

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the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force

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Militant

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combative and aggressive in support of a political or social case

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Fruitless

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failing to achieve the desired results (paired often with endeavor)

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Fruition

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the point at which a plan or project is realized

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Incorporate

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take in or contain as a part of a whole

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Incorporeal

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not composed of matter; having no material

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Corpulent

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(of a person) fat

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Bellicose

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(of a nation/country) demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Celestial

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positioned in or relating to the sky or outer space as observed in astronomy (of or related to the heavens)

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Perilous

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full of danger or risk

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Portcullis

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heavy, vertically closing gate

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Feral

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(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity

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Campaign

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a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective

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Perennial

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lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time

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Antebellum

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occurring or existing before particular war, especially the American Civil War