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benefaction

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good deed, act of charity or kindness

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condonation

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act of overlooking or of forgiving, an offence or a transgression

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chauvinism

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excessive patriotism

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volition

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the faculty or power of using one’s free will

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placidity

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calmness

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taciturnity

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unwillingness to engage in conversation

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dilettantism

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a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or profession

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circumlocution

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talking around; method of talking indirectly or in a roundabout way

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soliloquy

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talking or a speech ‘to oneself’

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tumid

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abnormally bloated especially by fluids or gas

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filigree

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delicate and intricate ornamentation

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rubric

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category

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intemprance

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excess in action and immoderate indulgence of appetites

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narcissist

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someone who is extremly self centered

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tautology

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useless repetition

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uxorious

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foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife

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Agonist

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A chemical substance that binds to and activates certain receptors on cells, causing a biological response.

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Incarcerated

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imprison

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Appalling

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causing shock or dismay; horrific

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Remand

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Place on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned

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Remand

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Place on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned

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Amplify

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  1. increase the volume of (sound)
  2. enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement).
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Referendum

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a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about an important political or social issue

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Insidious

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unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed.

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Rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

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Affect

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To influenceE

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Effect

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A result

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Allusion

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An indirect reference

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Illusion

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A false or misleading reference

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Assure/Ensure

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Give a confirmation

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Insure

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Used in financial sense

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Conscious

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Being awake or aware

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Conscience

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A sense of right or wrong

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Elicit

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To evoke or draw out (a reaction from someone)

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Migrate

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Relocate within the same land

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Emigrate

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Move away from one’s country
ex: I emigrated from Canada

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Immigrate

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Move to another country
ex: I immigrated to USA

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Eminent

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Prominent or famous

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Imminent

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Pending or expected soon

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Immanent

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Inherent or ever-present

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Empathy

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Psychological attachment where one imagines another’s experience

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Sympathy

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Compassion with a person or another entity

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Infer

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Gather or summarise it

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Imply

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To hint something

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Breach

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  1. Act of breaking or failing to observe a law.
  2. A gap in a wall, barrier or defence, especially one made by an attacking army.
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Archipelago

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An extensive group of islands

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Mulling

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think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.

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Fraught

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(of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable).

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Scion

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a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.

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Imperative

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of vital importance; crucial.

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Proxies

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the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

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Sacrilege

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Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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Entrenched

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(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change

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Insurrection

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a violent uprising against an authority or government.

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Climactic

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High point, the most intense part of a movie or song

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Complement

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Complete something

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Concurrent

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At the same time

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Confidant

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A female trusted friend

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Espoused

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adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

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Prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

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Ancillary

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providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.

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Cognisance

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knowledge or awareness

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Contend

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Struggle to surmount (a difficulty)

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Reneging

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go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.

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Nefarious

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(action) wicked or criminal
(adjective )

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Travesty

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a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

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Eulogy

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A speech, piece of writing containing great praise

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Perpetual

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Never ending

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Admonish

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Warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Hasten

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Be quick to do something

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Benign

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Gentle and kindly

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Serendipity

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the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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Decadence

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Moral or cultural decline

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Austerity

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Sternness or severity of manner or attitude

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Relegated

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Assign and inferior rank or position

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Pertinently

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relevant or applicable to a particular matter

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Consonance

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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions

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Contemplate

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look thoughtfully for a long time at.

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Gnarly

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difficult, dangerous, or challenging.

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Pertinent

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Ammoral

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Neither moral nor immoral. Do not care about morality

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Abdicate

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Withdraw or relinquish

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Apposite

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Strikingly appropriate or relevant

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Amity

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Friendship or peaceful cooperation

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Muster

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Assemble or display

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Plausible

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Seemingly valid or believable

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Retribution

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Punishment for a wrong or criminal act

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Deterrence

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Discouraging an action or event by instilling doubt or fear of consequence

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Catastrophe

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An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; disaster

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Leverage

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Use something to maximum advantage

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Emanated

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( feeling) issue or spread out from ( a source)

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Onerous

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Involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty

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Proliferation

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Rapid increase in number or amount of something

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Indubitable

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Impossible to doubt

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness to a person, cause or belief

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Coercive

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Using force to persuade people

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Populist

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A person, especially politician who strives to appeal to ordinary people

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Tactic

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An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end

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Tenable

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Able to be defende against attack or objection

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Tenacity

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Quality of not quitting, persistence

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Impeded

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Delay or prevent by obstructing them

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Blostered

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Provided with padded support

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Abate

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Become less intense or widespread

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Verity

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A true principle or belief

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Apprise

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Inform or tell

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Appraise

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Assess the value or quality

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Stupefy

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Make( someone) unable to think or feel properly

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Up braid

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Find fault with ( someone)

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Relics

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an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest.

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bastion

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an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.

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Cadre

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a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

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Facade

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a deceptive outward appearance

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Exacerbating

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make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

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Conspicuous

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clearly visible

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Entrench

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firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained

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Strenuous

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requiring or using great effort or exertion.

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Containment

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the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

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Vigilance

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the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

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Accustom

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make someone or something accept (something) as normal or usual.

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Augment

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make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

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Induct

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admit (someone) formally to a post or organization.

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Fazed

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to surprise and worry someone

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Thwart

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  1. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
  2. from one side to another side of (an area); across.
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Render

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Provide or give( a service, help, etc)

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Precarious

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not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

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Precarity

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the state of being precarious or uncertain.

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Overhaul

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take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair

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Deplorable

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Deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable.

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Exacerbate

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make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

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Scuttle

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to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape:

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Defunct

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no longer existing or functioning.

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Impunity

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exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

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Laxity

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1.lack of strictness or care.
2. looseness of a limb or muscle.

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Explicit

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stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

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Abjure

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Formally reject

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Renounce

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formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)

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Execrate

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feel or express great loathing for.

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly, but without protest

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Abject

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(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
Creepy

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Ramification

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a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
Consequences

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Fervently

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Very enthusiastically or passionately

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Futilely

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In a way that has no effect or achieves nothing

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Upbraid

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Find fault with (someone); scold

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Mow down

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kill someone by firing a series of bullets or other missiles.

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Forgo

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Go without, refrain from

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Forego

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To go before, precede

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Venal

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Corrupt

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Venial

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Pardonable

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Adjure

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Urge or request

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Abjure

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Formally leave ( a belief, cause, or claim)

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Rein

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Check or guide ( a horse) by pulling on its reins, a narrow strap attached at one end

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Disbursement

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the act of paying out money especially from a fund

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Erasure

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the removal of writing, recorded material, or data.

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Injunction

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an authoritative warning or order.

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Searing

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extremely hot or intense.

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Accolades

A

an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.

159
Q

Remnant

A

a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed.

160
Q

Lynched

A

(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.

161
Q

Dubious

A

hesitating or doubting.

162
Q

Fanciful

A

over-imaginative and unrealistic.

163
Q

Heterogeneity

A

the quality or state of being diverse in character or content.

164
Q

Diatribe

A

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

165
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Hegemony

A

Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social grp over others

166
Q

exacerbating

A

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

167
Q

Incarcerate

A

Imprison or confine

168
Q

Incrusion

A

An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one

169
Q

Hegemony

A

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

170
Q

Herald

A
  1. an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.
  2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.
171
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Untrammelled

A

not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.

172
Q

Centenary

A

the hundredth anniversary of a significant event.

173
Q

Alienation

A

succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something in terms of feelings of isolation

174
Q

Stance

A

the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted; a person’s posture

175
Q

Patronize

A

treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.

176
Q

Concerted

A

jointly arranged or carried out; coordinated.

177
Q

Plenary

A

( meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups.

178
Q

Fruition

A

the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project.

179
Q

Plethora

A

a large or excessive amount of something.

180
Q

Vociferous

A

Being very loud and forcefull

181
Q

Cagey

A

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

182
Q

Portend

A

be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.

183
Q

Drabness

A

Dullness

184
Q

Intensive

A

Focused on a subject or area and being extremely thorough

185
Q

Protege

A

Learn someone else’s skills to do their work in their absence

186
Q

Maverick

A

An independent minded person

187
Q

Sycophant

A

Someone who pleases a person in power to gain favours

188
Q

Conformist

A

Someone who adheres to a group

189
Q

Augment

A

To make larger or more extensive

190
Q

Attenuate

A

Reduce in force or value

191
Q

Abrogate

A

Abolish by formal means

192
Q

Abdicate

A

Renounce ( formally abandon) a high office

193
Q

Fortuitous

A

By chance or accident

194
Q

Flair

A

A natural talent or aptitude

195
Q

Flare

A

A bright light or flame

196
Q

Cacophony

A

Harsh mixture of sounds

197
Q

Contemptuous

A

Disrespectful, arrogant, condescending

198
Q

Contemptible

A

Despicable and worthless

199
Q

Allusion

A

Indirect reference

200
Q

Illusion

A

Fake out

201
Q

Aural

A

Ear or hearing

202
Q

Tedious

A

Dull and tiresome

203
Q

Pitfall

A

Negative aspects or failures

204
Q

Elicit

A

To draw out or bring forth a response

205
Q

Illicit

A

Unlawful, illegal

206
Q

Tortuous

A

Full of twists and turns

207
Q

Rationalisation

A

Process of explaining or justifying behavior or an attitude with logical reasons even if not appropriate

208
Q

Coherence

A

Quality of being logical and consistent

209
Q

Critique

A

Act of analyzing and evaluating something

210
Q

Resilience

A

Capacity to recover quickly from difficulties

211
Q

Empathy

A

Ability to understand and share the feelings of another

212
Q

Fortitude

A

Courage in pain or adversity

213
Q

Engender

A

Causing or giving rise to a situation

214
Q

Galvanize

A

Shock or excitement someone into taking action

215
Q

Obfuscate

A

To make unclear

216
Q

Harmonize

A

Produce a pleasing visual combination

217
Q

Incessant

A

Continuing without pause or interruption

218
Q

Belies

A

Disguises or contradicts

219
Q

Transient

A

Lasting only for a short time

220
Q

Ephemeral

A

Lasting for a very short time

221
Q

Underscores

A

Emphasizes or highlights

222
Q

Underscores

A

Emphasizes or highlights

223
Q

Audacious

A

Willingness to take a surprisingly bold risk

224
Q

Insidious

A

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

225
Q

Invidious

A

Something offensive or defamatory

226
Q

Vane

A

Device that shows the direction of the wind

227
Q

Definitively

A

Something is conclusive or final

228
Q

Ebbing

A

move away from the land

229
Q

Insipid

A

lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.

230
Q

Girth

A

the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person’s waist.

231
Q

Galvanized

A

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

232
Q

Steward

A

1.a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.
2.a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution.

233
Q

Steward

A

1.a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.
2.a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution.

234
Q

Ecstasy

A

State of consciousness where a person is less aware of their surroundings

235
Q

Zealots

A

Political movement in 1st century judaism

236
Q

Pessimism

A

a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

237
Q

Salient

A

1.most noticeable or important
2. (of an angle) pointing outwards.

238
Q

Curmudgeon

A
239
Q

Brutish

A

resembling or characteristic of a brute.
Brute: a savagely violent person or animal.

240
Q

Ascendant

A

rising in power or influence.

241
Q

Rampant

A

Flourishing or spreading unchecked

242
Q

Senile

A

having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties

243
Q

Amplify

A

increase the volume of (sound), especially using an

244
Q

Dwindled

A

gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength

245
Q

Predatory

A

seeking to exploit others.

246
Q

Revitalisation

A

the action of imbuing (inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).) something with new life and vitality (the state of being strong and active; energy.)

247
Q

Repatriation

A

the return of someone

248
Q

Perpetrators

A

a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

249
Q

Deformities

A

not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.

250
Q

Arduous

A

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

251
Q

Vigilante

A

a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

252
Q

Belied

A

fail to give a true impression of (something).

253
Q

Tempestuous

A

characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

254
Q

Articulate

A

having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

255
Q

Viscera

A

the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen

256
Q

Denigration

A

criticize unfairly; disparage

257
Q

Edifice

A

a large, imposing building.

258
Q

Ramifications

A

a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

259
Q

Gauging

A

estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.

260
Q

Insurrection

A

a violent uprising against an authority or government.

261
Q

Obnoxious

A

Unpleasant or offensive

262
Q

Coherence

A

Logical consistency

263
Q

Lucidity

A

Transparency

264
Q

Obfuscate

A

To make something unclear or confusing

265
Q

Rebuke

A

Express sharp disapproval or criticism

266
Q

Trivialize

A

Making something seen less important, serious or complex than it really is.

267
Q

Chastised

A

Reprimand or scold

268
Q

Temporal

A

Opposed the spiritual affairs; secular; mayerialistic

269
Q

Bolt

A

1.To move or run away in an attempt to escape
2. Flash of lighting
3. Lock a door

270
Q

Bale

A

Large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, cotton.

271
Q

Effusive

A

Expressing great enthusiasm

272
Q

Contemporary

A

Belonging to or occurring in the present

273
Q

Dramatics personae

A

Character of a novel or play

274
Q

Suo moto

A

Court use their inherent powers and take care of a prevailing case

275
Q

Quid pro quo

A

Exchange a favour for another favour

276
Q

Status quo

A

The original position

277
Q

Benign

A

Gentle and kind

278
Q

Expatriate

A

Banish someone

279
Q

Placative

A

Something that is intended to make someone less angry

280
Q

Expedite

A

Acceleration

281
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless

282
Q

Amplify

A

Boost; increase the strength of

283
Q

Resusciate

A

Revive; restore

284
Q

Orchestrating

A

Organizing

285
Q

Debilitating

A

Feel emotionally drained

286
Q

Enervating

A

Feel emotionally drained

287
Q

Dubious

A

Doubtful

288
Q

Proclivity

A

Fondness; natural inclination

289
Q

Penchant

A

Strong or habitual liking for something

290
Q

Conspicuously

A

Clearly

291
Q

Deplorable

A

Deserving strong condemnation

292
Q

Contrivance

A

The act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning or something that is arranged in this way

293
Q

Gruffly

A

Low, harsh, gravelly voice

294
Q

Timid

A

Lack of courage or confidence

295
Q

Glee

A

great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune.

296
Q

Aminity

A

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable

297
Q

Vigilante

A

alertly watchful especially to avoid danger

298
Q

Domicide

A

The Global Destruction Of Home

299
Q

Prosaic

A

unimaginative, ordinary, usual

300
Q

Retributive

A

C relating to, or intended to be, deserved and severe punishment( given back)

301
Q

Facade

A
  1. the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.
  2. a deceptive outward appearance
302
Q

Perusal

A

the action of reading or examining somethi

303
Q

Preclude

A

prevent from happening; make impossible.

304
Q

Erring

A

having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong.

305
Q

Menace

A

a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

306
Q

Lynching

A

kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.

307
Q

Abutting

A

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.

308
Q

Precarity

A

the state of being precarious or uncertain.

309
Q

Sedentary

A

tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.

310
Q

Gestational

A

the common term used during pregnancy to describe how far along the pregnancy is.

311
Q

Expedited

A

make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

312
Q

Botched

A

unsuccessful because of being poorly done

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