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Strut

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walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.

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Swagger

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walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

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Stroll

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walk in a leisurely way.

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Stomp

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tread heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger.

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Meander

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(of a river or road) follow a winding course.

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Stride

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walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

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Tiptoe

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walk quietly and carefully with one’s heels raised and one’s weight on the balls of the feet.

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Shuffle

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walk by dragging one’s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.

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Stagger

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walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

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March

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walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

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Saunter

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walk in a slow, relaxed manner.

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Creep

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move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

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Sneak

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move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

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Hurry

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move or act with great haste.

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Lurex

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a type of yarn or fabric which incorporates a glittering metallic thread.

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Scurvy

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a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century.

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Hinder

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make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

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Dynasty

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a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

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Prosperity

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the state of being prosperous.

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Feeble

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lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

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Statesman

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a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.

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Scholarship

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academic study or achievement; learning at a high level.

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Civil

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relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

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Dictator

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a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

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Subtle

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(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

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Lira

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the basic monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus.

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Franc

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the basic monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and several other countries, equal to 100 centimes (replaced in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg by the euro in 2002).

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Rouble

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the basic monetary unit of Russia and some other former republics of the USSR, equal to 100 kopeks.

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Mark

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The German mark was replaced by the euro, first as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, at a conversion rate of 1.95583 marks per euro.

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Guilder

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(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, equal to 100 cents.

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Self-Assured

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Confidence

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Defiant

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Showing open resistance; bold disobedience.

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Contemporary

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Modern

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Oppression

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prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.

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Juvenile

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for or relating to young people.

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Conflict

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be incompatible or at variance; clash.

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Armistice

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an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

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Stint

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supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

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Sceptical

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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.