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iconoclast

A

one who attacks established beliefs; rebel

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iconoclastic

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going against established beliefs

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impede

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to interfere with; to hinder

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impediment

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hindrance; obstruction

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impose

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to force on others

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imposition

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inconvenience; burden

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impudent

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boldly disrespectful; rude

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impugn

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to challenge as false; to question

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incendiary

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  1. causing fire

2. stirring up trouble

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incense

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to anger

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incensed

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angry

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indignant

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angry; shocked

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indignation

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anger at something considered unfair

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infighting

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conflict within a group

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infuriate

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to anger

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instigate

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to provoke

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insurgent

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rebel

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insurgency

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rebellion

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insurrectionist

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rebel

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insurrection

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rebellion

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intervene

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to interfere

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intervention

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interference

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intransigent

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stubborn; refusing to compromise

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intrude

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to enter without permission

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intrusion

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an unwelcome entrance

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intrusive

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unwelcome; annoying

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irascible

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bad-tempered

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irate

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very angry

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ire

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anger

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jar

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to unsettle; to shock

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labyrinth

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maze

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labyrinthine

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maze-like; complex

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livid

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  1. extremely angry

2. grayish-white or bruised

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mar

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to spoil; to damage

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marred

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spoiled; damaged

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maverick

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rebel

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meddle

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to intrude; to interfere

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meddlesome

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interfering; nosy

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melee

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brawl; confused, noisy fight

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militant

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fighting; aggressive

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militaristic

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excessively supportive of the armed forces

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mutinous

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disobedient

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mutiny

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rebellion

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mystify

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to confuse; to make unclear

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mystical

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mysterious

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mystique

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a special, mysterious quality

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naysayer

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a pessimist; one who usually disagrees

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nebula

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a cloud

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nebulous

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cloudy; vague

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negate

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to show as false

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negation

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a contradiction; an opposite

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nemesis

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enemy

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obduracy

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stubbornness

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object

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to express opposition

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obscure

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  1. (adj.) unclear; hard to see

2. (v.) to make unclear

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obscurity

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the state of being unclear or unknown

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obsequious

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overly submissive; asskissing

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obstinate

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stubborn

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obstreperous

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noisily rebellious; unruly

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obtuse

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slow to understand or notice; dim; not sharp

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ominous

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threatening

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onslaught

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  1. violent attack

2. overwhelming flood

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opaque

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  1. hard to understand

2. not see-through

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opacity

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lack of clearness

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opponent

A

one who opposes; as in a competition

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outcry

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loud protest; objection

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outrage

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  1. (v.) to make furious

2. (n.) an offensive event

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paradox

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an apparent conclusion

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peril

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a danger

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perilous

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dangerous

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pernicious

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harmful

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perplex

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to confuse

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perplexity

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troubled confusion

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perturb

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to disturb

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imperturbable

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calm; hard to upset

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unperturbed

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calm

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phlegmatic

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unexcitable; slow to react

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polarize

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to divide into opposing groups

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polemical

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deliberately controversial; opinionated and argumentative

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bipolar

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having opposite extremes

82
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precarious

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dangerous; unstable

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predicament

A

difficult situation

84
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prohibit

A

to forbid; to prevent

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prohibitive

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forbidding; discouraging

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prohibition

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a command forbidding something

87
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provoke

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to cause or excite; especially anger

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provocative

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attracting attention; causing a response

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provocation

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a cause of a response or action

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pugnacious

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argumentative

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quandary

A

difficult or puzzling situation

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quarrel

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  1. (v.) to argue

2. (n.) an argument

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quarrelsome

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argumentative

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query

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  1. (n.) a doubt; a question

2. (v.) to express doubt; to question

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quibble

A

minor argument

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radical

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  1. (n.) extremist

2. (adj.) extremely

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rambunctious

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noisy and undisciplined

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raze

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to tear down to the ground

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rebut

A

to oppose; to argue against

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rebuttal

A

counterargument

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recalcitrant

A

disobedient; refusing to be controlled

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refute

A

to reject; to disprove

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refutation

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an act of disproving

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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regress

A

to go backward

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regressive

A

going backward

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reluctant

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unwilling; hesitant

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renegade

A

traitor

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repress

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to keep down; to hold back

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repression

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restraint; holding back

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irrepressible

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impossible to hold back

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resist

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to oppose; to hold back

112
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irresistible

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overpowering; impossible to refuse

113
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restrain

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to limit; to keep under control

114
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retaliate

A

to counterattack

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revoke

A

to take back; to cancel

116
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irrevocable

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impossible to take back or change

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rigid

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stiff; inflexible

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rival

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  1. (v.) to compete against
  2. (v.) to equal or almost equal
  3. (n.) opponent
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rivalry

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competition

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ruthless

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cruel; merciless

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salvo

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  1. an outburst (e.g., of gunfire or cheers)

2. a verbal attack

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savage

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  1. (adj.) fierce; wild; very harsh

2. (n.) an uncivilized or cruel person

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sedition

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rebellion

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seditious

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causing rebellion

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servile

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acting like a slave; overly submissive

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servility

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excessive submissiveness

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sinister

A

evil

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specious

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apparently true, but actually false

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squabble

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petty argument

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stalemate

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a deadlock; a tie; a standstill

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strident

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harsh-sounding

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strife

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a fight for power; rivalry

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subdue

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  1. to bring under control

2. to conquer

134
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subdued

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serious; expressing little emotion

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subordinate

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  1. (n.) one under someone else’s control
  2. (adj.) lower in rank or status; inferior
  3. (v.) to make inferior
136
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suppress

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to keep down by force; to keep secret

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surreptitious

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sneaky

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susceptible

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easily influenced; vulnerable

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swindle

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to cheat; to take by fraud

140
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swindler

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a cheat

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tiff

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a small argument

142
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treachery

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deceitfulness; betrayal (usually of one’s country)

143
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treacherous

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  1. not trustworthy; unpredictable

2. hazardous; dangerous

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truculent

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fierce; argumentative; aggressive

145
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tumultuous

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stormy

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turbulent

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stormy

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turmoil

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trouble; confusion

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turncoat

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traitor; one who switches sides

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turpitude

A

wickedness

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