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diplomacy

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Noun - negotiation, peaceful discussion to reach an agreement

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billeted

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vt- to house or lodge. n- a house or lodge

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ghetto

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Noun- a section of a city where a group is isolated (ethnic or economic)

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treatise

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Noun- a written argument / discussion of an issue.

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anecdotes

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Noun - short stories; often interesting, humorous, and biographical.

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deportation

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Noun- the expulsion(removal) of a person from a place- usually a country.

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hermetically

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adj- Sealed air tight

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pious

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adjective- devoted to of having concern for a religion or principle. (often used sarcastically or being a fake devotion).

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abominable

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adjective- unpleasant or disgusting in nature

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truncheon

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noun- a club or baton, used to beat Vt- to hit with a club

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incite

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vt- to cause, to stir up or encourage into action, get somebody to do something

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monocle

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noun- a single lens to help one eye see held up by the eye muscles.

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paternal

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adjective- related by the fathers side (or fatherly)

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notorious

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adjective- known for something bad

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harangued

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verb- having lectured someone aggressively, threatened or scolded, a verbal assault

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colic

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noun- a sharp pain in the stomach or abdomin

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reverie

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noun- a state in which you are lost in thought of daydreaming (ones happy place)

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base

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adjective- lacking higher values and possessing bad values

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other forms - diplomacy

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adj- diplomatic adv- diplomatically n- diplomatist n- diplomat

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other forms billeted

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billet - n billeter- n

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other forms ghetto

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ghettoized- v

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other forms treatise

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other forms anecdote

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anecdotal- adj anecdotic- adj anecdotage- n anecdotally- adv

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other forms deportation

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deport- v deported- v deportable- n deportee- n

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other forms hermetically
hermetic and hermetical - adj
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other forms pious
piously- adv piousness- n
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abominable
abominate- V abomination- n abominably- adv
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other forms truncheon
none
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other forms incite
incitant- N incitement- n inciter- N inciting- n, adj, v
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other forms monocle
monocled- adj.
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other forms paternal
paternally- adv
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other forms notorious
notoriously- adv. notoriousness- N notoriety- N
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other forms harangued
harangue- present tense v
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other forms colic
none
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other forms reverie
reveries
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other forms base
basely- adv baseness- N
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synonym of deportation
banishment
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synonym of pious
devout, reverent
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synonym of incite
instigate
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synonym of notorious
infamous
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synonym of base
vile