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Surmise

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suppose it’s true w/out evidence

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Degenerate

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loss of physical, mental or moral qualities

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indigent

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poor

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culmination

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highest/climactic point

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repugnant

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distasteful/disrespectful

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distasteful

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offensive/unpleasant

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disgusting

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feeling of revulsion/disapproval

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revulsion

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loathing

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annex

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to add on, like to a document

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lobby

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a room that one or more corridors/rooms lead or a group of people seeking to influence politicians and public officials

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subscribe

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agree/receive something regularly via payment

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archetype

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a typical example/imitation of an original

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relegate

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consign or dismiss to inferior rank

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impudent

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disrespectful

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clandestine

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done secretively

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precedent

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earlier event/action used as an example

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pariah

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outcast

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mainstream

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normal/conventional

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conventional

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in accordance with what is generally done or believed

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accordance

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to conform

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conform

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compliance

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hegemony

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leadership/dominance of one country/social group over others

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caste

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hereditary classes - privileges or oppression inherited by descendants

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visceral

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it’s about deep inward feelings rather than intellect

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contemporary

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living/occurring at the same time

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caucus

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closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction to decide on and promote an agreed-upon policy

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subsidize

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aid or promote with public money

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contrive

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create in an artistic or ingenious manner/bring about by stratagem or w difficulty

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inquisition

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trick of war to outwit the enemy/scheme to gain something

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lest

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for fear that

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avail

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use/help/benefit

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blue collar

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factory jobs/hard labor

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glaring

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obvious/reflecting strong light/staring fiercely

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prevalent

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widespread

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farce

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absurd

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dissident

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person who opposes official policy

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belie

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disguise/betray/contradict

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disparity

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great difference

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debate

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formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting in which opposing arguments are put forward

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debase

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reduce in quality or value/degrade

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efface

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erase from something/(self) make oneself insignificant

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succumb

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fail to resist

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audacious

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taking bold risks/disrespectful

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conspicuous

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standing out/attracting attention/clearly visible

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engross

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absorb all the attention/gain or keep exclusive possession of

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inundated

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overwhelm/flood

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exhort

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strongly urge

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upbraid

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scold

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daunt

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make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

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alight

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descend from the train, bus or air/(alight on) means to find by chance

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variegated

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exhibiting different colors

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sect

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group of people w different religious beliefs separated from an established Church/philosophical or political group regarded as extreme or dangerous

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delinquent

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in arrears/tendency to commit crime

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brazen

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bold w/out shame

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lament

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passionate expression of sorrow

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intercede

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intervene on behalf of another

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disquiet

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anxiety/worry

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disquietude

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state of anxiety/worry

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deluge

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severe (or biblical) flood of water/rain/ideas

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vigilant

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keeping careful watch for danger

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jurisdiction

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power to make legal decisions/judgments

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confer

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grant/bestow/have discussions to exchange ideas

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patron

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person who gives financial support to another person or organization/customer

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economics

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the social science that studies the production, distribution and consumption of goods/services. Study of behavior, decisions and interaction of people. Study of the transfer of wealth. Study of how individuals, governments and businesses allocate scarce resources. Study of how people use resources and respond to incentives

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penitent

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repentant/feeling and showing sorrow and regret for doing wrong

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penal

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relating to punishment

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relinquish

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give up

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trepidation

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fear/agitation about what might happen

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labor union

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organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, informed to protect and further the workers’ rights and interests

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plausible deniability

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a subject (like a high official) can safely deny knowledge of what someone else did because there’s no evidence to prove they know

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explicit

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stated clearly, leaving no room for doubt

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implicit

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suggested, leaving room for doubt

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disaffected

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dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

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excise

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tax levied on goods produced or sold w/in a country and on licenses for certain activities/cut out

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defect

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shortcoming/lack

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vehement

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showing strong feeling

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blue collar

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factory jobs/hard labor

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white collar

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salaried, educated professional

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displace

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take over place or position/force someone to leave somewhere

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industry

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economic activity of processing of raw materials/manufacture of goods in factories

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industrialize

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build up a system of industries

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pink collar

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clerical/nursing

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shore up

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support/keep something from falling by placing something under or against it

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policy

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principle adopted by a party, govt, business, individual

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regulation

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rule maintained by an authority

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depredation

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attacking/plundering

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plunder

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steal using force

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fanfare

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media attention/short ceremonial tune to introduce someone

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sentiment

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attitude/opinion/belief

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forefront

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leading and most important position

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ravage

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damage

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ageism

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discriminations based on age

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convey

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transport from one place to another

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unassuming

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not arrogant/modest

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decorum

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good behavior

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matriculate

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be enrolled in college

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appropriate

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take without permission (verb)/proper considering the circumstances

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conciliatory

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intended to placate or pacify

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jalopy

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old car in a dilapidated condition

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dubious

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doubting/suspect

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sullen

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gloomy/sulky/depressed

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undertake

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take on/promise to do something

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ardent

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enthusiastic/passionate

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echelon

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level or rank

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remunerate

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pay for services

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pathos

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evoke pity/sadness

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maladjusted

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unable to cope w the demands of a normal social environment

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zealous

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showing zeal. zeal is enthusiasm

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indispensable

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necessary

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indefinite

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lasting for unknown length of time/vague

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induce

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persuade/bring about/produce electric charge

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aggrieve

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resentment at having been unfairly treated

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staunch

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loyal

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impasse

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deadlock/no progress

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delegation

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body of delegates

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grievance

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real or imagined wrong for which there is resentment

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commerce

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buying and selling

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council

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legislative body elected to manage a city, council or other municipal district

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repudiate

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refuse to accept/deny

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obstinate

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refusing to change one’s opinion or action

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vex

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make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, worried

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pedantry

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excessive concern w minor details

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erudite

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smart

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assent

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approval/agreement

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inveigle

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persuade someone to do something through deception or flattery

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solicit

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ask for

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loiter

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stand around idly w/out purpose

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municipal

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relating to a city or town or its governing body

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contingent

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dependent on/subject to chance (the contingent nature of this circumstance)

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antithesis

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direct opposite of someone or something else

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faction

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small organized dissenting group w/in a larger one, esp in politics

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enjoin

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instruct or urge to do something

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sacrilegious

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involving or committing sacrilege

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subversive

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seeking or intended to subvert

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poignant

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evoking sadness

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egalitarian

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principle that all people are equal/a person who advocates for egalitarian principles

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tempered

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having a specified temper or disposition (ill-tempered)/act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to something

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remedial

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giving or intended as a remedy or cure/intended for students experiencing learning difficulties

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affirmative action

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(in context of allocation of resources or employment) the practice and policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been previously discriminated against/aka positive discrimination

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vestige

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trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists/the smallest amount

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benign

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gentle, kind, not harmful

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outset

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the start/from the beginning

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pervasive

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something unwelcome that’s spreading widely through an area of group of people

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insidious

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evil

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moratorium

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temporary prohibition of an activity/legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment

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discourse

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written or spoken communication

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subjugate

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bring under domination or control

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sanction

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official approval/threatened penalty for disobeying a rule

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scapegoat

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person blamed for the mistakes and wrongdoing of others

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polemic

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strong verbal or written attack

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miscegenation

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interbreeding of people of different races

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sacrilege

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violation of what is sacred

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spew

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pour out in large quantities

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exodus

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mass departure of people

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influx

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mass entry of people

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metropolitan

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relating to a metropolis

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consensus

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agreement

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law

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individual rule in a system of laws

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country

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nation w its own government

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standard

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level of quality

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incendiary

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stirring up conflict/starting fires

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dissension

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disagreement that leads to discord

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sovereign

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supreme ruler

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closure

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ending a debate/act of closing anything/resolution

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ratify

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validate through signature or formal consent

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dispute

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disagree

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untenable

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can’t be maintained or defended against an attack or objection

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xenophobia

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intense or irrational fear/prejudice against people from other countries

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homophobia

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intense or irrational fear of homosexuals

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transphobia

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intense or irrational fear of trans people

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unfortunate

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unlucky

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scuttle

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metal container w lid and handle used to fetch coal

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peddle

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try to sell or promote something

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social

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relating to society

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tyrant

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cruel, oppressive ruler

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machination

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plot/scheme

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imbibe

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drink

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pander

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gratify/indulge

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raid

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sudden attack

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loot

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steal/slang for money

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tenacious

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not giving up easily

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rancorous

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bitterness/resentment

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deterrent

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thing that discourages

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forum

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meeting where ideas are exchanged

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epidemic

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widespread occurrence in a community

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pandemic

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widespread occurrence over a country or the world

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prejudice

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opinion not based on reason or actual experience

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discrimination

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unjust treatment of different categories of people/distinguishing the difference between two things/discern what is high quality

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stereotype

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widely held, oversimplified idea or image of a person or thing

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method

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way of doing things

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pompous

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irritatingly self-important

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dogma

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principles laid down by authorities as incontrovertibly true

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dogmatic

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inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

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intuit

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understand or work out by instinct

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proliferate

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multiply

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning

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muck

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dirt

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mire

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swampy ground

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stifle

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suffocate/restrain

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decisive

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settling an issue and producing a definite result

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saturate

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cause to become soaked w something that no more can be absorbed

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foliage

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collective plant leaves

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temporary

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not permanent

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temporality

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existing w/in or having relationship w time

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series

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of things, events or people of a similar kind coming one after another

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counteract

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act against something to neutralize it

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establish

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set up/bring about

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regime

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authoritarian government

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domestic

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relating to the running of a home

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history

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relating to past events

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penetrate

A

getting through something (to spy on an org, into a market)

212
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malleable

A

easily influenced/pliable

213
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redundant

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unnecessary/superfluous

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distinguish

A

perceive as different

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prodigy

A

a person (esp young) w exceptional abilities

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dynamic

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process or system/positive in attitude and full of energy

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institution

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society or org founded for a religious, educational, social purpose

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natal

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relating to he place or time of one’s birth

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disgrace

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loss of reputation as the result of dishonorable action/person or thing regarded as shameful

220
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correspond

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communicate by exchanging letters/match or agree almost exactly

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phenomena

A

remarkable thing, person or event

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integrate

A

bring into equal participation/combine with another so they become whole

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projectile

A

object propelled through the air

224
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encampment

A

place w temporary accommodations consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads

225
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suffrage

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the right to vote in political elections

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scaffold

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raised wooden platform used formerly for the public execution of criminals

227
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transnational

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extending or operating across national boundaries

228
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imbibe

A

drink

229
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flatter

A

insincere praise

230
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idle

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avoiding work/lazy

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proverb

A

short pithy stating a general truth

232
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compel

A

force or pressure to do something

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colloquium

A

academic conference or seminar

234
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fortune

A

luck/money

235
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fortunate

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favored/materially well-off aka prosperous

236
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mechanism

A

system of parts working together in a machine

237
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diplomacy

A

dealing with people in a sensitive, effective way/profession of managing international relations

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diplomat

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official representing a country abroad

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interconnection

A

mutual connection between two or more things

240
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intersection

A

point at which two or more things intersect or meet

241
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connection

A

linking together

242
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cultivate

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prepare for gardening/grow or maintain/develop

243
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colonialism

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full or partial control over another country, occupying it w settlers and exploiting it economically

244
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liberal

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open to new thing, /willing to discard traditional values/respectful of individual rights and freedoms

245
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neoliberal

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modified form of liberalism that favors free-market capitalism

246
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euphoria

A

intense excitement and happiness

247
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pretentious

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attempt to impress by feigning having more importance, talent, money than is actually possessed

248
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circumstance

A

a situation

249
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propriety

A

conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior

250
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defamation

A

damaging the good reputation of another

251
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seminar

A

meeting for training

252
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moreover

A

as a further matter/besides

253
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chapter

A

division of a book/someone’s life/a nation’s history/organization

254
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symbiotic

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interaction between two organisms living in close physical association

255
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proprietor

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owner

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movement

A

changing physical location/people working together for social, political change

257
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legislator

A

person who makes laws

258
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legislation

A

laws

259
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scoff

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speak to or about something or someone in a derisive, mocking way

260
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exploit

A

use up in an unfair, selfish way

261
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settler

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a person who moves w a group of people to a new country

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free market capitalism

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society in which an open market sets prices. Supply and prices are based on the demand of the people

263
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proprietary

A

relating to ownership

264
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distinguish

A

treat and see as different

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distinct

A

different/physically separate

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counterbalance

A

weight that balances another weight

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quality

A

degree of excellence/standard of something measured against something else

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attribute

A

something caused by something else/permanent quality

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inherent

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permanent characteristic

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disposition

A

inherent qualities of mind and character

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advocate

A

person who speaks on behalf of another/person who publicly supports a policy

272
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policy

A

principle of action

273
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undermine

A

erode the foundation/lessen the effectiveness or power

274
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subvert

A

undermine authority

275
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concise

A

giving a lot of info clearly in a few words

276
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express

A

convey an idea

277
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pithy

A

concise and forcefully expressive

278
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islamophobia

A

extreme or irrational fear/prejudice of Islamic religion and Muslims

279
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superfluous

A

unnecessary

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incontrovertible

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can’t be denied

281
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oppress

A

keep someone in subservience and hardship through authority

282
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subservient

A

obey without question

283
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hardship

A

suffering

284
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private

A

not shared w others

285
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tension

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stretched tight/mental and emotional strain

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metropolis

A

capital or chief city in a country or area

287
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principle

A

fundamental truth/rule/morally correct behavior

288
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danger

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possibility of suffering harm, injury, trouble

289
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bestow

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to confer give (a gift/award)

290
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sorrow

A

feeling of deep distress aka pain

291
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repentant

A

expressing and feeling remorse aka guilt (knowing one did wrong)

292
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commodity

A

raw material or agricultural produce that can be bought and sold/a useful, valuable thing

293
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placate

A

make someone less angry

294
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pacify

A

quell/bring peace

295
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dilapidated

A

in a state of disrepair

296
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enthusiastic

A

intense approval/enjoyment

297
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delegate

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person that represents others/entrust a task to a junior associate

298
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emigrate

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leave one’s own home country to settle permanently in another

299
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edifice

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a large building/complex system of beliefs

300
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evoke

A

bring about

301
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daunt

A

make one feel intimidated or apprehensive aka fearful

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underpin

A

support from below by laying a foundation

303
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snuff

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extinguish

304
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anxious

A

worry, unease

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economy

A

wealth and resources of a country

306
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narrative

A

spoken or written story

307
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industrialization

A

development of industries in a country

308
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era

A

long and distinct period of time with a particular feature aka attribute

309
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luminary

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person who inspires or influences (aka affect) others

310
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impose

A

force something unwelcome to be accepted

311
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circuit

A

circular line that starts and finishes at the same place

312
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forge

A

create a new relationship or condition/copy/shape by heating a metal object in a fire

313
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relic

A

object surviving from an earlier time

314
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tangential

A

relating to a tangent

315
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practice

A

application of an idea/business of a doctor or lawyer/repeated action to become proficient at it

316
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progressive

A

developing gradually, step by step

317
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feminist

A

person who supports feminism

318
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emphatic

A

expressing forcibly and clearly

319
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feminism

A

advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

320
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passionate

A

showing or caused by strong feelings

321
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dictator

A

ruler that obtained power over a country by force

322
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outwit

A

defeat or deceive by greater ingenuity

323
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autocrat

A

ruler who has absolute power

324
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tendency

A

inclination toward a characteristic or behavior

325
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mandate

A

official order to do something

326
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steward

A

person employed to manage another’s property or other people

327
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conquest

A

subjugation of a place or people by military force

328
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capacious

A

a lot of space/roomy

329
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embed

A

fix firmly to become integral aka essential

330
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formulaic

A

containing a verbal formula or set form of words

331
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condone

A

accept

332
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fluent

A

express easily and articulately (clearly)

333
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obsolete

A

no longer needed

334
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anti-Semite

A

prejudice against Jews

335
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prerogative

A

right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class

336
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iterate

A

perform or utter (aka say)

337
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messianic

A

relating to the messiah (leader or savior of a group or cause)

338
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coherent

A

logical and consistent

339
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subprime

A

loan arrangements for borrowers w poor credit that have unfavorable conditions such as high interest rates

340
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determine

A

cause something to occur/ascertain

341
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temporal

A

relating to secular, worldly affairs/relating to time

342
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consign

A

deliver to a person to be sold/assign

343
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content

A

state of peaceful happiness

344
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retroactive

A

taking effect from a date in the past

345
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retro

A

imitative of a style from the recent past

346
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implicate

A

convey indirectly/bear some responsibility for an action

347
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putative

A

generally considered or reputed to be (the putative artist of the painting)

348
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communism

A

from Karl Marx - a far-left wing of economic theory that advocates class war and a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

349
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socialism

A

advocates for a society in which the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole - it’s a transitional state between the overthrow of capitalism to the realization of communism

350
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capitalism

A

economic system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

351
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presumptuous

A

failing to observe the limits of what is appropriate

352
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scold

A

rebuke (aka disapprove) angrily

353
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formal

A

prim (aka stiff/constituting an important situation/officially sanctioned

354
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bizarre

A

strange/unusual

355
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alleged

A

said w/out proof

356
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satiate

A

fully satisfied

357
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ceremony

A

formal (conventional) occasion

358
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insatiable

A

impossible to satisfy

359
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proclivity

A

tendency to choose or do something

360
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modern

A

relating to present/recent times

361
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extralegal

A

not w/in the law

362
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vigilante

A

self-appointed group of citizens who take law enforcement into their own hands w/out legal authority

363
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dispel

A

make disappear

364
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purport

A

falsely claim to be or do something

365
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dismantle

A

take to pieces

366
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endeavor

A

attempt to achieve something

367
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deprave

A

immoral/wicked

368
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cruel

A

willfully cause pain or suffering w no remorse

369
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marginal

A

situated at the edge or margin of something

370
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marginalize

A

treat as insignificant

371
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incise

A

mark or decorate w a cut

372
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sharp

A

having an edge or point able to cut/smart/sudden/intense

373
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campaign

A

organized action to achieve a goal

374
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crusade

A

campaign concerning a political, social or religious issue

375
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coup

A

illegal seizure of power from a govt

376
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co-opt

A

appoint to membership by invitation of existing members/adopt an idea for one’s own use

377
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substance

A

real, physical matter/essential meaning

378
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substantive

A

important existence

379
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subordinate

A

lower in rank

380
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commemorate

A

show respect/celebrate aka honor

381
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formative

A

having an important, lasting influence on a person’s development

382
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genocide

A

deliberate killing of a group of people based on a particular characteristic

383
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scourge

A

a whip/person or thing that causes great suffering

384
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aloud

A

audibly, not in a whisper

385
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warp

A

distort aka twist out of shape

386
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culture

A

manifestation of human intellect through art, music, writing, etc.

387
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ethnicity

A

belonging to a group w a common national or cultural tradition

388
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bureau

A

a drawer/office or govt dept for doing business

389
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bureaucrat

A

official in a govt dept

390
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bureaucracy

A

system of govt in which most important decisions are made by state officials then by elected representatives

391
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Marxist

A

supporter of the theories of Karl Marx

392
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admonish

A

warn firmly

393
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conjunct

A

join together

394
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prescribe

A

recommend as something beneficial

395
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calculate

A

determine mathematically/intend to have an effect

396
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per capita

A

for each person

397
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polarize

A

divide into two contrasting groups

398
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crosshatch

A

shade an area with intersecting sets of parallel lines

399
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overlay

A

something laid as a covering over something else

400
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collude

A

unlawfully cooperate in secret

401
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solidarity

A

agreement/unity

402
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indict

A

formally accuse of a crime

403
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democrat

A

supporter of democracy/member of the political party

404
Q

republican

A

supporter of a republic/member of the political party

405
Q

populist

A

person who tries to convince people that their concerns are disregarded by the elite

406
Q

socioeconomic

A

interaction of social (relating to society) and economic factors

407
Q

sociocultural

A

combining social and cultural factors

408
Q

enable

A

give the authority to do something

409
Q

abolish

A

put an end to

410
Q

vast

A

immense, big

411
Q

ensconce

A

settle (make permanent home) someone into a comfortable place

412
Q

inquest

A

judicial inquiry to ascertain facts relating to an incident

413
Q

plausible

A

reasonable

414
Q

engender

A

cause a feeling/something to happen

415
Q

manifesto

A

public declaration of policy and aims, esp. before an election

416
Q

prodigy

A

a person (esp. young) w exceptional abilities

417
Q

pander

A

gratify or indulge (aka enjoy)

418
Q

commercial

A

engaged with commerce (aka buying and selling), intended to make a profit

419
Q

apparatus

A

complex structure within a system or org

420
Q

render

A

provide/give

421
Q

border

A

line separating two geographical areas

422
Q

disparate

A

so different they can’t be compared

423
Q

sesquicentennial

A

150th anniversary of an event

424
Q

organization

A

body of people w a purpose like a business, society, association (aka group of ppl organized for a purpose)

425
Q

enact

A

make law

426
Q

dialect

A

language peculiar to a specific region or social group

427
Q

dialectic

A

investigating the truth of opinions

428
Q

perpetuate

A

continue indefinitely

429
Q

perpetrate

A

commit harmful, illegal action

430
Q

exempt

A

free from obligation

431
Q

construct

A

build/form

432
Q

pronounce

A

make the sound of a word in the correct way/formally announce

433
Q

agency

A

organization/action to produce an effect

434
Q

reside

A

to live in a place/belong by right

435
Q

commodify

A

turn into a valuable (important), useful thing

436
Q

decadent

A

luxuriously self-indulgent/moral or cultural decline

437
Q

capitulate

A

surrender, cease to resist

438
Q

grammar

A

structure of language - syntax aka arrangement of words, meaning, morphology aka forms of words

439
Q

constitute

A

be part of a whole/establish by law/be equivalent to/combine to form a whole

440
Q

Semitic

A

relating to people who speak Semitic languages like Hebrew and Arabic

441
Q

settle

A

reach an agreement/pay a debt/secure one’s life in a permanent job or home/rest in a comfy position

442
Q

manifest

A

clear or obvious to the eye or mind

443
Q

contrive

A

create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice (clever tricks)/do something foolish or create an undesirable situation

444
Q

expedient

A

suitable, appropriate, convenient, practical, although immoral

445
Q

Disparage

A

Say something or someone has little worth

446
Q

Arbitrary

A

Random

447
Q

Counterpart

A

A person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place

448
Q

Remnant

A

Remains

449
Q

Gradation

A

Scale of successive changes

450
Q

Cursory (details, characteristics…)

A

Hasty therefore not thorough

451
Q

Bale

A

Bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc.

452
Q

Fetish

A

Sexual desire is linked to a part of the body or item, excluding ones personhood

453
Q

Personhood

A

Quality of being an individual person

454
Q

Deter

A

Discourage

455
Q

Reprehensible

A

Deserving censure or condemnation

456
Q

Censure

A

Express severe disapproval

457
Q

Condemn

A

Express complete disapproval

458
Q

Affront

A

Action or remark that causes outrage or offense

459
Q

Illicit

A

Forbidden by law/rules

460
Q

Ubiquitous

A

Present everywhere

461
Q

Implicit

A

Implied but not plainly expressed

462
Q

Explicit

A

Stated clearly, leaving no room for doubt

463
Q

Discretion

A

Freedom to decide what should be done

464
Q

Abdicate

A

Fail to fulfill or undertake/renounce ones throne

465
Q

Coffer

A

Chest for holding valuables

466
Q

Injunction

A

Authoritative warning/order

467
Q

Jurisprudence

A

Theory of law

468
Q

Gauzy

A

Resembling gauze, thin and translucent

469
Q

Attenuated

A

Reduced in force, effect or value/thin

470
Q

Gossamer

A

Fine, funky substance consisting of cobwebs

471
Q

Slipshod

A

Lack of care, thought, organization

472
Q

Contiguous

A

Sharing a common border/touching

473
Q

Gilded

A

Embellished with gold

474
Q

Diatribe

A

Forceful and bitter verbal attack

475
Q

Gerrymander

A

Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor a political party or class

476
Q

Clemency

A

Mercy/lenience

477
Q

Commute

A

Travel a distance/shorten

478
Q

Profligate

A

Recklessly extravagant or wasteful

479
Q

Chagrin

A

Distress or embarrassment

480
Q

Vestibule

A

Chamber or lobby opening into another

481
Q

Prodigy

A

Young genius

482
Q

Abjection

A

Downcast

483
Q

Hyaline

A

Glassy

484
Q

Crest

A

Peak

485
Q

Daub

A

Make dirty

486
Q

Bestow

A

To gift

487
Q

Deterge

A

Cleanse

488
Q

Empirical

A

Based on evidence

489
Q

Tempestuous

A

Stormy

490
Q

Ebullient

A

Joyous

491
Q

Connoisseur

A

Expert judge

492
Q

Wistful

A

Longing

493
Q

Dearth

A

Shortage

494
Q

Arduous

A

Difficult

495
Q

Diurnal

A

Daily

496
Q

Terse

A

Sparing in the use of words/abrupt

497
Q

Cacophony

A

Loud, disorganized sounds

498
Q

Iconoclast

A

Person against widely accepted beliefs

499
Q

Menacing

A

Dangerous/threatening

500
Q

Drab

A

Dull/lacking color

501
Q

Tempestuous

A

Turbulent/stormy

502
Q

Dubious

A

Hesitating/doubting/not to be relied upon

503
Q

pipedream

A

Unattainable or fanciful (over imaginative/unrealistic) hope

504
Q

Culture

A

Ideas, customs and social behaviors or a particular people or society

505
Q

Cultural appropriation

A

Adoption of elements of a minority culture by the majority culture. There is an innate power imbalance that is being upheld. The people in power get to keep it and continue to rob the voice of the less empowered people. Not a true cultural exchange because there is nothing traded that provides value to both parties. It also leads to stereotypes. It doesn’t show the diversity of one group of people

506
Q

Zeitgeist

A

The spirit or mood of a period of history as shown by the ideas or beliefs of that time. Intellectual, cultural and moral climate of a time

507
Q

Nomenclature

A

The choosing of names for things

508
Q

Occult

A

Supernatural, mystical and magical beliefs & practices/Hidden

509
Q

Economy

A

Wealth and resources of a region or country, especially in relation to production and consumption of goods and services

510
Q

Anglo (diff uses of the word)

A

Of English descent, born or living in the US is Anglo-American .

a white, English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic or other American is Anglo.

Of or relating to both england and France is Anglo-French

511
Q

Lexicon

A

the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

512
Q

Lexigram

A

a symbol representing a word, especially one used in learning a language.

513
Q

Connotation

A

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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