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implacable

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adj. cannot be pacified, inexorable

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paroxysm

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n. fit, sudden outburst

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reprehensible

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adj. worthy of blame

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jurisdiction

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n. power, range of authority

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skirmish

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n. small fight, brief encounter

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harass

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v. trouble, torment

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monolithic

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adj. massively solid

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indigent

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adj. poor, needy

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arbitrary

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adj. based on whim, dictatorial

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fray

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n. fight

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stymie

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v. hinder, impede

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effigy

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n. likeness (usually of a hated person)

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flout

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v. show contempt, scoff

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cognizant

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adj. aware

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turbulent

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adj. unruly, agitated

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terminate

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v. end

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forthwith

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adj. immediately

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exacerbate

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v. irritate, make worse

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revert

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v. return

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oust

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v. drive out, eject