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1
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a posteriori

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from observation

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2
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parthenogenesis

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unfertilized birth

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3
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assonance

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vowel repetition

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objurgation

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rebuke

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5
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demotic

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of the common people

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soporific

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sleep-inducing

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7
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internecine

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mutually destructive

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sesquipedalian

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very long words

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9
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sui generis

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unique

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10
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plutocracy

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government of wealthy

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delineate

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to outline

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12
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dichotomy

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two part division

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13
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epiphany

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revelation

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14
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tortuous

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twisting

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15
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a priori

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from theory

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