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Anecdote

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a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

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Antipathy

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a strong feeling of dislike

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Arduous

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hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult

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Benevolent

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marked by or disposed to doing good

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Deleterious

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harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way

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Hegemony

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the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

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Inchoate

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being only partly in existence or operation; especially imperfectly formed

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Latent

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present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic

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Prosaic

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ordinary, dull, unimaginative

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Vitriolic

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bitterly harsh or damaging

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