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alien bossing anyone around was alien to him

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a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living.

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ecclesiastical”the ecclesiastical hierarch

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relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

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denunciation of his reckless methods”

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denunciation of his reckless methods

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austere, austere man with a rigidly puritanical outlook

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severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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heady “several bottles of heady local wine

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several bottles of heady local wine

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tactful they need a tactful word of advice

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having or showing tact

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incestuous the child of an incestuous relationship

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the child of an incestuous

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myopic the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending”

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lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

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