Elite 801-850

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Tyranny

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(n) arbitrary on unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority

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Interlocutor

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(n) someone who takes part in a conversation, esp. formally

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Hospitable

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(adj) friendly, kind, and solictous

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Melee

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(n) a noisy, confused fight

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Acrimony

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(n) bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior

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Martial

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(adj) warlike

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Fitful

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(adj) occurring in irregular outbursts; occurring in spurts

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Rapport

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(n) concord; a trustful relationship; harmony

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Nihilism

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(n) a belief that rejects all moral or religious values; the belief that the destruction of political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement

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Pejorative

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(adj) downgrading, demeaning

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Chasten

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(v) to correct by punishment or criticism; to restrain

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Officious

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(adj) inferring; trying to give unwanted advice

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Cataclysm

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(n) a disastrous event, usually one that brings about great change

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Mandate

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(n) a command; an order

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Colloquy

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(n) conversation, esp. a formal one

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Plausible

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(adj) appearing worthy of belief or trust

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Demur

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(v) to object; to disagree with something

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Conviction

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(n) a strong belief or opinion

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Prowess

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(n) superior skill or ability

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Reproof

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(n) an expression of disapproval; a rebuke

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Crop

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(v) to cut or bite the ends off; to trim

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Theology

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(n) the study of the nature of God and religious truth

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Own

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(v) to admit, esp. taking personal responsibility for one’s own action action or thoughts

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Qualm

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(n) a sudden feeling of sickness; an uneasy feeling about the moral rightness of an action

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Circumlocution

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(n) an indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea

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Lachrymose

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(adj) causing tears; weeping; or inclined to weep

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Start

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(v) to move suddenly or in volunteerily

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Surly

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(adj) sullen and rude

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Covet

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(v) to desire strongly

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Comport

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(v) to conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with

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Grapple

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(v) to struggle with something; to grip and hold

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Awry

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(adv) away from the correct course; wrong; deviant

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Pliant

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(adj) easily bent; pliable; adaptable or compliant

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Paean

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(n) a song of joy, triumph, or praise

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Tribulation

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(n) great misery or distress

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Fetter

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(v) to confine, restrain, or keep down; (n) chains; shackles

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Graphics

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(adj) described in vivid and explicit detail

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Coerce

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(v) to force by threat or intimidation

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Contemplate

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(v) to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility

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Auspicious

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(adj) showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances

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Comply

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(v) to yield or act in accordance with requests, conditions, etc.

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Abide

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(v) to tolerate

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Repugnant

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(adj) causing disgust or aversion; distasteful; offensive

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Depreciate

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(v) to reduce in price or value

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Desolate

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(adj) left alone; lonely; deserted

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Hefty

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(adj) heavy; big and strong; muscular; of considerable size or amount

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Haunt

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(v) to visit often or continually; (n) a place visited frequently

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Decadence

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(n) a period of decline, as in morals

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Disposition

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(n) personality; temperament

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Ultimatum

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(n) a final demand or statement of terms