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The Territorial Trap Flashcards

Text by John Agnew

1
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obsolescene

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the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete

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obsolete

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no longer in use or no longer useful

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velocity

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quickness of motion; rapidity of movement;

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volatility

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the quality or state of being volatile; such as:
a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably;
a tendency to erupt in violence or anger;

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volatile

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characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change

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demarcation

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the marking of the limits or boundaries of something : the act, process, or result of demarcating something

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putative

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commonly accepted or supposed

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implicit

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capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed

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terrestrial

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of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants

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cosmopolis

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cosmopolitan city

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cosmopolitan

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having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing;
composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world;
found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions

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a priori

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deductive;
relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions;
presupposed by experience

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kinship

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he quality or state of being kin

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kin

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a group of persons of common ancestry

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contention

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a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument

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adequately

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to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent

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adequate

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sufficient for a specific need or requirement

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contiguity

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the quality or state of being contiguous

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contiguous

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being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point

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ontology

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a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being

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straw man

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a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted

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ahistorical

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not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition

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succession

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the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne

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parsimonious

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exhibiting or marked by parsimony

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parsimony

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the quality of being careful with money or resources

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erode

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to diminish or destroy by degrees

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aspatial

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not spatial : not relating to, limited to, or associated with a particular space or area

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muddy

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morally impure

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transcendent

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exceeding usual limits

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taxonomy

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the study of the general principles of scientific classification

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proffer

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to present for acceptance

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reify

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to consider or represent (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing : to give definite content and form to (a concept or idea)

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concentrically

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having a common center

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affiliation

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the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.

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writ

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something written;

a formal written document

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endow

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to furnish with an income;

to provide with something freely or naturally

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emanate

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to come out from a source

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variegate

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to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors;
to enliven or give interest to by means of variety

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eradicate

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to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots

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imperium in imperio

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a dispute over jurisdiction

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coercion

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the act, process, or power of coercing

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heretic

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one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine

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dissenter

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one that dissents

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marginalized

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relegated to a marginal position within a society or group

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confinement

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an act of confining : the state of being confined

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adjacent

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not distant;

having a common endpoint or border

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principalities

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the position or responsibilities of a principal (as of a school)

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predisposition

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to dispose in advance

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paradigm

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example, pattern;

an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype

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archaic

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having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses

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mere

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being nothing more than

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axiomatic

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taken for granted

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devoure

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to eat up greedily or ravenously;

to use up or destroy as if by eating

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node

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a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center

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rendition

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the act or result of rendering something

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doctrine

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a principle of law established through past decisions;

something that is taught

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buttress

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something that supports or strengthens

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secular

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of or relating to the worldly or temporal

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contingent

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dependent on or conditioned by something else

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laissez-faire

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a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights

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interimperial

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carried on between or concerning empires or parts of an empire

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naval

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of or relating to ships or shipping

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ascendancy

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governing or controlling influence

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externality

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the quality or state of being external or externalized

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precipitously

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very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall

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auspice

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a prophetic sign;

plural : kindly patronage and guidance

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strain

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to draw tight : cause to fit firmly

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merit

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reward or punishment due

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surplus

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the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied

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etymology

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the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language

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presuppose

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to suppose beforehand

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implausible

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not plausible : provoking disbelief

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historiography

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the writing of history

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construe

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to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)

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demarcate

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to set apart; delimit

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intrinsic

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belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing

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permeable

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capable of being permeated

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proponent

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one who argues in favor of something; advocate

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projectile

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a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia

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supplant

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to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery;
to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power
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stash

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to store in a usually secret place for future use —often used with away

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hyperreal

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marked by extraordinary vividness

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garnering

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to acquire by effort;

to gather into storage

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entirety

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the state of being entire or complete

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weld

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to unite or reunite closely or intimately

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accoutrements

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equipment

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enmities

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positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

88
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forge

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to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud;
to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort

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sacrosanct

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most sacred or holy

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decried

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to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly;
to express strong disapproval of
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mercenary

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one that serves merely for wages;

hired for service in the army of a foreign country

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smack

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to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion

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synonymous

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having the same connotations, implications, or reference

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heyday

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the period of one’s greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity

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wrought

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worked into shape by artistry or effort;

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exigency

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that which is required in a particular situation;
the quality or state of being exigent;
a state of affairs that makes urgent demands

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simulacra

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picture, representation

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lever

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an inducing or compelling force

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dispersal

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the act or result of dispersing

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coerce

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to compel to an act or choice

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dissents

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to withhold assent or approval

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confine

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something (such as borders or walls) that encloses

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permeate

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to diffuse through or penetrate something

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disperse

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to cause to break up

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