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Altercation

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A noisy argument or disagreement

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Robust

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Strong and healthy, durable

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Subvert

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To damage or weaken the authority of an established system

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Melodramatic

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Exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional

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Glut

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An excess supply of something

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Antipathy

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Hatred, dislike

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Perilous

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Dangerous

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Conception

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1) Origin or beginning 2) An idea or concept

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Repose

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Rest, relaxation

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Impede

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To create difficulties for someone or something, resulting in delay

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Contradiction

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A combination of statements or ideas that are opposed to one another; inconsistency

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Judgmental

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Having an excessively critical point of view; disapproving

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Dismal

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Depressing, gloomy

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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation; unclear

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Wayward

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Difficult to control or predict because of unusual behavior

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Implication

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1) A conclusion that can be drawn from something 2) A consequence or result

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Deploy

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To bring into effective action

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Credibility

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Believability, authority

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Complacent

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Overly satisfied or pleased with oneself

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Convoke

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To summon, to call together

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Mocking

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Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way

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Prospect

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The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring

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Amicable

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Friendly

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Predecessor

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Someone or something that came before

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Deter
To discourage (someone) from doing something
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Indignation
Anger or annoyance
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Fetter
To restrict or restrain, to put in chains
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Rigid
Stiff, firm, unchangeable
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Cultivate
To grow, to develop
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Juvenile
Young, childish, immature
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Convulsion
A sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body
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Devise
To plan or invent by careful thought
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Immure
To imprison someone against their will
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Perturb
To make someone anxious or unsettled; to disturb
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Solicitude
Care or concern for someone or something
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Pervasive
Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people
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Tyranny
Cruel and abusive government or rule
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Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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Provision
1) A condition or requirement in a legal document 2) The act of providing services or resources
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Insolent
Showing a rude lack of respect
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Consensus
General agreement
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Discord
Disagreement between people
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Complement (verb)
To add to (something) in a way that enhances or completes it
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Mortify
To cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
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Dissipate
To disappear or evaporate
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Doctrine
A belief or set of beliefs
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Incomprehensible
Not able to be understood
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Recount
To tell someone about something, to give a report of an event
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Inefficacious
Unable to produce the intended result
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Adversary
One’s opponent or enemy
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Endow
To provide, to supply
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Confound
To cause surprise or confusion in someone
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Assert
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
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Undermine
To gradually damage or weaken someone or something
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Paradox
A statement that may be true but seems impossible because it contains two opposite facts
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Apt
Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances
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Competent
Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully
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Severity
The quality of being very unpleasant, unkind, or difficult
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Dismay
A feeling of shock and unhappiness
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Usurp
To take power or control of something by force or without right
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Nostalgic
Feeling happy and slightly sad when you think about things from the past
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Ornate
Having a lot of complex patterns or decoration
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Hierarchy
A system in which people or things are ranked according to importance
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Irrational
Not logical or reasonable
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Bluster
Talk intended to seem important or threatening but not taken seriously
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Subordinate
Having a lower or less important position
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Malicious
Intending to cause harm; evil
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Amend
To revise, to make changes
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Conform
To behave according to an expectation or rule
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Tout
To advertise or praise something
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Permeate
To spread throughout something
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Incantation
A series of words said as a magic spell or charm
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Impervious
Not able to be influenced, hurt, or damaged
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Actuate
1) To cause (a machine or device) to operate 2) To cause (someone) to act
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Versatility
Ability to adapt to many different functions or activities
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Proclaim
To announce officially or publicly
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Obeisance
Deep respect
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Modest
1) Humble, not showy 2) Not large in size or amount
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Adorn
To decorate
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Solitude
The state or situation of being alone
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Deplete
To use up the supply or resources of
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Solemn
Having or showing serious purpose and determination; formal
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Proponent
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
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Keen
Sharp; highly developed (usually the senses)
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Engulf
To surround and cover completely
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Diverge
To go in different directions from the same point; to become different
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Squalid
Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant
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Hypothetical
Imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true
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Pressing
Urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately
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Solicitation
A request for money, information, or help
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Meddle
Interfere in something that is not one’s concern
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Coarse
1) Rough, not smooth 2) Rude or offensive in manner or speech
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Reproach
To criticize or express disapproval with someone
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Immerse
1) To put something completely under a liquid 2) To involve someone completely in an activity
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Clout
Power and influence (especially in politics or business)
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Exacerbate
To make something that is already bad worse
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Dubious
Doubtful
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Plausible
Possibly true, able to be believed, reasonable
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Notion
A belief or idea
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Impartial
Able to judge something fairly

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