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1
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Inductive

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Inference of general laws from specific instance

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Invariably

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Always

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stopgap

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temporary solution

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laudable

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commendable/deserving of praise

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inappréciable

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too insignificant to be valued

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pander

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gratify or indulge an immoral or tasteful desire

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piecemeal

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unsystematic, partial measures taken over time

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effected

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caused/brought about by

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contention

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assertion/disagreement

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extant

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surviving

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ecclesiastical

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relating to christian church or its clergy

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espouse

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adopt or support

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13
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jurisprudence

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a theory or philosophy of law/a legal system

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jurisprudence

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a theory or philosophy of law/a legal system

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15
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metes

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dispenses justice/punishment

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16
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eschewing

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deliberately avoid/abstain

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17
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reconcile

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to make consistent with another /to make someone accept

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18
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posterity

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all future generations of people

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19
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culling

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to reduce the size of something by removing those parts with undesirable characteristics

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surreptitiously

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in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention/secretly

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21
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equivocates

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uses ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

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22
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shell game

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dishonest action used to deceive

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23
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tacit

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understood or implied without being stated

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irradicate

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to root deeply or fix firmly

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pogrom

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violent riot/massacre against ppl of a religion, ethnic or racial group, or national minority

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enumerate

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expressly name, mention one by one

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tenuous

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very weak or slight

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree/ in proportion

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29
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attrition

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the action/process of gradually reducing strength or effectiveness of something through sustained attack or pressure

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countenances

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a person’s face or facial expression
OR
support
OR
admits that something is acceptable or possible

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31
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vindicated

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freed from suspicion or guilt
OR
to justify, prove, or reinforce an idea

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32
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confer

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grant or bestow

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33
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impugning

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to attack or oppose something as false or lacking integrity

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34
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proffer

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to hold out something for acceptance /offer

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35
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ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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36
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austere

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severe or strict in manner/appearance /plain and simple style

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37
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analog

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a person or thing seen as comparable to another

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38
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admonish

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warn/reprimand firmly (to avoid)

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39
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egalitarian

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principle that all people are equal / deserve equal rights/opportunities

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40
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deciduous

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a tree that sheds its leaves annually

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41
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contemporaneously

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simultaneously /exists together

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42
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renegade

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rejects lawful or conventional behavior/ deserter from one cause/faith to another

43
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perennial

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lasting for long or infinite time/ enduring/ recurring

44
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chagrin

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distress or embarrassant

45
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terse

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abrupt/concise

46
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covenant

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an agreement by lease, deed, or legal contract

47
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noxious

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harmful/poisonous to health/wellbeing

48
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preponderance

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a superiority in weight, power, importance
OR
majority
OR
predominance

49
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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent or persuade

50
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tantamount

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equivalent in seriousness to/virtually same as

51
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eminence

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position of prominence or superiority/high rank

52
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hasten

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cause something to happen sooner than it would, to be quick to do something, move hurriedly

53
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verbiage

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writing or speech using too many words or excessively technical expressions

54
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verbiage

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writing or speech using too many words or excessively technical expressions

55
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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

56
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libel

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damaging reputation of someone by making false statements

57
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epithet

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adjective or descriptive phrase expressing quality or characteristic of a person or thing mentioned such as “Ivan the Great”

58
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specious

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superficially plausible but actually wrong; misleadingly attractive

59
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envisage

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contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event

60
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lamentable

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deplorably bad/unsatisfactory conditions

61
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omnipotent

A

having unlimited power

62
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sovereign

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title for highest leader, absolute, unchecked power

63
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meretricious

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apparently attractive but having no real value or integrity

64
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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

65
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prefatory

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introductory

66
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vicissitude

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a change in circumstances or fortune, typically an unfortunate or unpleasant one

67
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pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

68
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antipathy

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deep seated feeling of dislike or aversion

69
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impetus

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the force or energy with which a body moves, force that makes something happen

70
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untenable

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not able to be maintained/defended

71
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abut

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be next to / share common boundary

72
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argot

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the jargon or slang of a group or class

73
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argot

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the jargon or slang of a group or class

74
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windfall

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a piece of unexpected good fortune, often receiving a large amount of money

75
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Harried

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feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one ; harassed

76
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Windfall

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a piece of unexpected good fortune, often in context of receiving money

77
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polemic

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a speech or piece of writing expressing strongly critical attack on or controversial opinion on something or someone

78
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vindicated

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clear someone of blame or suspicion

79
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recapitulate

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summarize and state again the main points of something

80
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chastened

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have a restraining or moderating effect on

81
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deference

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humble submission and respect

82
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rejoinder

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a reply, especially a sharp, witty one

83
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deference

A

humble submission and respect

84
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rejoinder

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a reply, typically a witty, sharp one

85
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veracity

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conformity to facts; accuracy/habitual truthfulness

86
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acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling

87
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candor

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the quality of being open and honest

88
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extol

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praise enthusiastically

89
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allay

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diminish or put at rest/relieve or alleviate

90
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provenance

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the place of origin or earliest known history of something

91
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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail /cleanliness

92
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vagrancy

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the state of living as a vagrant/ homelessness

93
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endemic

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regularly occurring within an area or community, native, restricted to a place

94
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venerated

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regarded with great respect / revered

95
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axiom

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a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

96
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credence

A

a ready acceptance of something as true or real

97
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enjoin

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prohibit someone from performing an action by issuing an injunction OR instruct or urge someone to do something

98
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dearth

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a scarcity or lack of something

99
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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with OR refuse to fulfill (as in a contract)

100
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i’m

101
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injunction

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an authoritative warning or order OR a judicial order restraining someone from starting or continuing something that threatens or invades the legal right of another

102
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tenacious

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tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely to

103
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paucity

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the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

104
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avert

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turn away; prevent or ward off

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