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unit 1 and 2 vocab
vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
01/12/2007

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void
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an empty space
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ritual
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a ceremonial act or a series of such acts
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devious
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shifty; not straightfoward
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contend
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to compete; vie
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succumb
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to give up or give in; yeild
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linear
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resembling or arranged in a line
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preeminently
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above all; most importantly
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unrelenting
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not stopping or weakening
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nomadic
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without a fixed home; wandering
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luxuriant
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characterized by abundant growth
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profusion
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abundance; lavishness
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engender
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to produce; bring about
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inherently
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essentially
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opaque
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not allowing light to pass through
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servitude
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the condition of one who is subject to a master; lack of freedom
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comply
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to obey another's command, request, rule, or wish
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placate
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to soothe another's feelings; appease
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ingratiate
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to gain another's favor by deliberate effort
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inundate
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to cover with water; overwhelm
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lament
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to grieve; wail
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beseech
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to implore; beg
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infirmity
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a sickness or weakness
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scoff
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to mock
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embody
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to represent in bodily form
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cauterize
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to burn or sear abnormal tissue
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desolate
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without inhabitants; barren
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solace
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comfort in sorrow or distress
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hue
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appearance; color
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providence
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an instance of divine care or guidance
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sentinel
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a guard
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vanquish
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to defeat in battle
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aloof
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distant
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procure
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to get by special effort; obtain
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commodity
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something useful; an article of commerce
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feigned
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not real; pretend
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anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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consternation
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a state of paralyzing distress; fear
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stench
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a strong, foul odor
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apprehension
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a suspicion of future evil; dread
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pestilential
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deadly; poisonous
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copious
Definition
in large amounts; abundant
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wretched
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misterable
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countenance
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the face especially as an indicator or emotion
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nominal
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in name but not in reality
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avarice
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greed
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precipitately
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steeply
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contempt
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scorn; disdain
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begrudge
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to resent another person's possession of something
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genetic
Definition
relating to genes, the units that determine and transmit hereditary characteristics
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variant
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something that differs slightly from others of its kind
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emergence
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the process of coming forth or coming into existence
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evolve
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to develop gradually
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materialism
Definition
a preoccupation with worldly rather than spiritual concerns
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ethical
Definition
dealing with principles of right and wrong; moral
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ethical
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dealing with principles of right and wrong; moral
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theology
Definition
a system of religious beliefs
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wane
Definition
to decrease in size, intensity, or degree
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rebuff
Definition
to reject bluntly; snub
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careen
Definition
to swerve, or cause to swerve, from side to side while in motion
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suffuse
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to spread through
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purging
Definition
getting rid of something unwanted; cleansing
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mincing
Definition
acting refined or dainty
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impervious
Definition
incapable of being affected
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surreptitious
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secrect; stealthy
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reverberate
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to echo
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environs
Definition
a surrounding region
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wrath
Definition
fierce anger, or punishment resuting from such angerr
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appease
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to bring peace, quiet or calm; to soothe
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loathsome
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arousing great dislike
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abhor
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to regard with disgust
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abominable
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thoroughly detestable
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ascribe
Definition
to attribute to a specified cause or source
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incense
Definition
to cause to be extremely angry
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deliverance
Definition
rescue from danger
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mitigation
Definition
lessening of something that causes suffering
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inconceivable
Definition
not able to be understood or imagined
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fanatic
Definition
a person possessed by an excessive and irrational zeal, especially for a religious or political cause
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predilection
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a personal preference
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disproportionate
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out of proportion; of an unequal size of amount
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subservient
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acting like a servant
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arbitrate
Definition
to judge or act as reference
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iniquity
Definition
wickedness; immorality
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ascertain
Definition
to find out
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indignant
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filled with anger caused by something unjust or mean
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calamity
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disaster
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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deposition
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a written statement by a witness
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plaintiff
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the party that institutes a suit in court
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effrontery
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an insulting boldness
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immaculate
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without stain; pure
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inaudibly
Definition
unable to be heard clearly
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afflict
Definition
to trouble or attack, causing physical or mental suffering
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unintelligible
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incomprehensible; unable to be understood
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excommunication
Definition
banishment from a church
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indictment
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accusation
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empower
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to invest with authority
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insidious
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treacherous
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subjugation
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control by conquering
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martial
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warlike
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tyrannical
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harsh; oppressive
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spurn
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to reject scornfully
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formidable
Definition
difficult to defeat
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adversary
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an opponent
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irresolution
Definition
uncertainty; indecision
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invincible
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unbeatable
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vigilant
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alert; watchful
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impel
Definition
to drive foward
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arbitrary
Definition
based on unpredictable decisions rather than on reason or law
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abdicate
Definition
to give up reponsibility for
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mercenary
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a professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign army
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insurrection
Definition
rebellion
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vindication
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the defense or justification of something, such as ones rights
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dispensation
Definition
distribution; giving out
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solicitous
Definition
full of desire; eager
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countenance
Definition
to give or express approval; support
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ruminating
Definition
turning a matter over and over in the mind
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acquiescing
Definition
consenting passively or without protest
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lethargy
Definition
a state of sluggishness and inactivity
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emancipate
Definition
to free; liberate
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probity
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honesty; integrity
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precept
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a rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action
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kindred
Definition
relatives or family
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allurement
Definition
attraction, enticement
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despotic
Definition
like a dictator
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servile
Definition
humbly submissive; slavish
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subsistence
Definition
livelihood
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oppressed
Definition
kept down by severe and unjust use of force or authority
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tacitly
Definition
silently
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corroding
Definition
gradually destructive
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legacy
Definition
something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor from the past
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synthesis
Definition
the combining of separate elements or substances to form coherent whole
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indiscriminately
Definition
randomly
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glib
Definition
showing little thought, preparation, or concern
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anarchy
Definition
absence of any form of political authority
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repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity or authority of
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