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Antebellum

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Existing before a war, especially the American Civil War

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome

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Belligerence

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Aggressiveness, combativeness

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Rebellion

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Open defiance and opposition

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Pacify

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To soothe anger or agitation

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Pacifist

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A person opposed to war or violence

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Pact

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An agreement between two or more people or groups

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Appease

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To make peaceful and quiet; to calm, soothe

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Hostage

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A person given or held to ensure that an agreement or demand is kept.

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Hospice

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A place or program to help care for the terminally ill

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Hostel

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An inexpensive place for young travelers to stay overnight

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Inhospitable

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Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly

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Amicable

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Friendly, peaceful

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Enamored

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Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love

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Inimical

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Hostile, unfriendly, harmful

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Paramour

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A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom

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Criminology

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The study of crime, criminals and law enforcement

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Decriminalize

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To remove or reduce the criminal status of

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Incriminate

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To show evidence or involvement in a crime

20
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Recrimination

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An accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself

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Approbation

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A formal or official act of approval

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Disprove

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To refute

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Probity

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Absolute honesty or uprightness

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Reprobate

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A person of thoroughly bad character

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Gravid

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Pregnant or enlarged with something

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Gravitas

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Great or very dignified seriousness

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Gravitate

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To move or be drawn toward something

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Gravity

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Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity

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Alleviate

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To lighten, lessen or relieve

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Elevate

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To lift up or raise

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Leavening

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Something that lightens or raises

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Levity

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Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness

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Cicerone

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A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums

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Hector

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To bully or intimidate

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Hedonism

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An attitude where pleasure is one’s chief goal

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Nestor

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A senior figure or leader in one’s field

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Spartan

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Marked by simplicity or strict self-discipline

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud, often with a deep richness of sound

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Stoic

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Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain

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Sybaritic

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Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life

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