New words :)

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mitigated

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to become less severe

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dissent

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withholding opinions/ expressions

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reputable

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to have a good reputation

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beleaguered

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having a lot of problems or difficulties
or
being surrounded by an army

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duality

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state of combining two different things

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besieged

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surrounded

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masochistic

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• someone who finds pleasure in submissiveness/ self denial
• gratified by pain/degredation
• tending to be self-destructive

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obverse

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front or principle surface of something (e.g. a medal)

a counterpart

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animosity

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a feeling of strong dislike

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avatar

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an embodiment of an attitude or principle

a deity on earth in hindu mythology

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malignant

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disposed to deliberately cause harm/ feeling of ill will or hatred

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belligerent

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hostile/ agressive/ bullish

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to plateau

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to reach a stable level/ level off

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delineating

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to outline with great care

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scruple

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a moral consideration that prevents certain behaviour

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expedient

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something that is proper under the circumstances/ acting in accordance with

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to enervate

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to make something weak

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fervent

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with all your heart

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eccentricities

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oddities

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conjectures

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a guess/speculation/ theory made without sufficient evidence or proof

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induce

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to produce/ assent

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requisite

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something essential/ indispensable

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ascertaining

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to make certain

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ardour

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to do something with great eagerness or excitement

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ardent

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fervent

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dross

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poo

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or resist or unyielding/ relentless

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allusion

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a casual/ indirect reference

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perpetually

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constantly

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fastidiously

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with great care/ pedantically

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solicitude

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something that causes anxiety or concern

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infallible

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trustworthy/ without fault

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precepts

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commandment/ direction

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to emaciate

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to waste away/ to become too thin

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unremitting

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persistant/ never slacking

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incipient

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beginning to exist/ starting to appear

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alchemy

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medieval form of chemistry/ natural remedies

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animosity

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strong hostility

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pneumatic

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containing or operating through air under pressure

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proprietorial

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possessive/ acting as if you own the person or thing

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oligarchy

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the small group of people having control of a country or organisation

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patronage

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support given by a patron or the power to make appointments

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antagonisms

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being ACTIVELY oppositional or hostile

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eupeptic

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an air of being in good health/ good spirits

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prudential

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showing care and forethought, especially in business

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nexus

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a connection/ series of connections linking two or more things or the focal point of something

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seigneurial

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seigneur = feudal lord/ lord of the manner, so seigneurial is behaving in that manor.

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pageantry

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elaborate display or ceremony

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propriety

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conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morality

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apartheid

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a policy/ system of segregation in South Africa

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euphoric

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feeling of intense excitement or happiness. similar to numinous.

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gravitas

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dignity, seriousness or solemnity of manor

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relegated

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assigned to an inferior rank

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virility

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manliness (strength, energy and a strong sex drive)

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shrewd

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having or showing harsh powers of judgement

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facetious

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treating a serious issue with inappropriate humour (flippant)

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hubris

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excessive pride or self confidence

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futile

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pointless

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crass

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showing no intelligence or sensitivity

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arcane

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mysterious/ secret/ understood by few

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besmirch

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to damage ones reputation

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trepidation

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fear or anxiety that something may happen

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dichotomy

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a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

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postulate

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suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.

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pervades

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to penetrate/ infuse every part of

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palpable

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tangible

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skirmish

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irregular, unpremeditated fighting

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erroneous

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incorrect

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shrewed

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showing sharp powers of judgement/ being piercing or cold

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pedigree

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ancestry

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vehement

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fervent/forceful/ strong feeling or intent

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obsolete

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outdated

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refute

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to prove something to be wrong or false

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inertia

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a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged

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edifice

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a complex system of beliefs OR a large imposing building