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Treacherous

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guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

“a treacherous Gestapo agent”

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Publicity

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notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
“the case attracted wide publicity in the press”

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Mutilated

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inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

“the leg was badly mutilated”

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Prosperity

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the state of being prosperous.

“a long period of prosperity”

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Dormitory

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a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
“he visited the boarders in their dormitory”

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Textile

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a type of cloth or woven fabric.

“a fascinating range of pottery, jewelry, and textiles”

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Hunched

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raise (one’s shoulders) and bend the top of one’s body forward.
“he thrust his hands in his pockets, hunching his shoulders”

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Soggy

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Wet and soft

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Economics

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Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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socialist

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a person who advocates or practices socialism.

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