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Atavism

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Throwback. A tendency to revert to something ancient or ancestral.

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Besiege

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Harass

surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender

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Junta

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Group seizing power.

A military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force

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Perspicacious

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very insightful. Having a ready into and understanding things

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Probity

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Integrity. The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

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Arcane

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Understood by few.

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Mollify

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Soothe

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Unstinting

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Very generous

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Magnanimous

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Likely to forgive

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated

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Jaundice

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Bias

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Construe

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Interpret

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Frigidity

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Very low temperature; very cold

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Lamentably

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In a way that is very dissapointing.

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Presumptuous

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(of a person or their behaviour) Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

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Denuded

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Strip (something) of its covering, possessions or assets.

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Contingent

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Subject to chance

Occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.

“Politics is viewed as a contingent of sapien evolution when posed with bigger social groups”.

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Abated

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(Of something unpleasant or severe) Become less intense or widespread

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Drily

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In a matter of fact or an ironically humerous way

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Rancorous

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Characterised by bitterness or resentment

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Aridity

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A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

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Simian

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Relating to or affecting apes or monkeys

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Sombrely

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In a way that is serious, sad, and in a way that is without humour or entertainment.

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