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To return to an earlier or less advanced condition

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Regress (verb)

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can be seen or felt; real

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Tangible (adjective)

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lower in rank, status, or quality

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Inferior (adjective)

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Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment

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Naive (adjective)/Naivete (noun)

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5
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Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity, often without principle

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Opportunist (Noun) /Opportunistic (Adjective)

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to get revenge for; to punish an injuring party or wrongdoer

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Avenger (verb)

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freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

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impunity (noun)

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to depart sectratly; with draw and hide oneself

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Abscond (verb)

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a person with expert knowldge or training, especially in the fine arts

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connossieur (noun)

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abnormal and hideous; distorted and unnatural in shape or size

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grotesque (adj.)

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a manner of walking

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gait (noun)

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an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses fro tombs as consturcted by ancient romans.

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catacomb (noun)

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a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.

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gesticulation (noun)

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approach and addrss (someone) boldly or aggressively

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accost (verb)

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restrain with chains or manacles (hand cuffs) typically around the ankles.

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fatter (verb)

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16
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to listen

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hearken (verb)

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17
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a sacrifice

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immolation (noun)

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(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic; annoyed, frustrated or worried

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vexed (adj.)

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19
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to rest on top

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surmount (verb)

20
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a person skilled or knowledgeable in specific subject

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virtuoso (noun)

21
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the willingness to take bold risks

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audacity (noun)

22
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to delegate; instruct someone to preform a task

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depute (verb)

23
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ridicule or mockery

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derision (noun)

24
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deceit; concealing one’s thoughts/feelings/character

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dissimulation (noun)

25
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pleasant, sophisticated; polished.

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sauvity (noun)

26
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A firm decision to do or not do something

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resolution

27
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to enter a place with force

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invade

28
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An occurrence of death by accident

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fatailty

29
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the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined

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captivity

30
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to move something/someone into or out of a country illegally

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smuggle

31
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to rise up against authority or a ruler or government

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revolt

32
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without compassion for misery or suffering

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inhumane

33
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the power or tright to give orders/ make decisons

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authorities

34
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a momentous tragic event causing extreme misfortune or ruin

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catastrophe

35
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legally enforced residential area for Jews to separare then from society

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ghetto

36
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to block; to be or get in the way of

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obstruct

37
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a situtation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, espeicially undesirable ones.

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dilemma

38
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a disscusion aimed at reaching aan agreement

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negotiation

39
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to lay down authoritatively; prescribe; say or read aloud

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dictate

40
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a plan or suggesion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or disscution by others

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proposal

41
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to turn away; prevent or ward off

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avert

42
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to be well known for some bad deed or quality

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infamy

43
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held in common by two or more parties; shared or common

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mutual

44
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an offical representing a country abroad; of or concerning the prfession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.

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diplomat

45
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betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature

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treachery

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