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megalomania

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n. abnormal desire for wealth and power

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profligate

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adj. wasteful

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strife

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n. discord, disagreement

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legion

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n. large number

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coup

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n. revolution

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amnesty

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n. general pardon

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expatriate

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n. exile

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exonerate

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v. free from guilt

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fiat

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n. official order, decree

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mendacious

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adj. lying, untrue

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parsimonious

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adj. miserly

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pecuniary

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adj. financial

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dismantle

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v. strip of covering, take apart

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sumptuous

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adj. lavish

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underwrite

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v. agree to finance

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restrictive

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adj. harsh, confining

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balk (v)

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v. refuse to move

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blunt

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adj. plain spoken

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nostalgia

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n. yearning for the past

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rife

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adj. widespread