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1
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BEGUILING

yet unlike the willfully beguiling denouement of games like The Witness

A

charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.

“a beguiling mixture of English, French, and Italian”

2
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DENOUEMENT

yet unlike the willfully beguiling denouement of games like The Witness

A

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

3
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BEQUEATH

“he bequeathed his art collection to the town”

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leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.

pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.
“he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him”

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FOOTHOLD

The GNA has driven the LNA out of several areas of the northwest and much of its foothold in the capital.

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a place where a person’s foot can be lodged to support them securely, especially while climbing.

a secure position from which further progress may be made.

“the company is attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market”

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UPHEAVAL

All these upheavals will probably have an impact on the oil price.

A

a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

“Few people believed that the Empire could continue unchanged after the upheavals of the war.”

Disturbance, disruption

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ACUTE

a systemic economic and social shock that is all the more acute when it is compressed over time.

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agudo

(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
"an acute housing shortage"
Similar:
severe
critical
dire

Opposite:
negligible

2.
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd.
“an acute awareness of changing fashions”

7
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compliance

make cross-border business transactions more convenient and transparent while ensuring regulatory compliance.

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1.
the action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
“they must secure each other’s cooperation or compliance”

Observância; Complacência

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THINKING

Ottawa Group members to advancing thinking on this issue

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Ok

9
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GENIAL

A

A palavra “genial” significa “marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness”

10
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Enjoin

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“to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition”

11
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CHAFING

temperamental youths chafing against the
dictates of society

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1: to feel irritation, discontent, or impatience : FRET
chafes at the rules
2: to rub and thereby cause wear or irritation
The baby’s skin chafes if the strap is too tight.