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approbate

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v. approve; allow; pass

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arbitrary

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adj. determined by chance, and not by reason

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authoritarian

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adj. characterized by absolute obedience to authority

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banish

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v. to force to leave a place by official decree; exile; to drive away; expel

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befitting

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v. to be proper to

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beneficial

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adj. receiving or entitling one to receive advantage

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bicker

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n. a constant quarreling

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bureaucracy

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n. administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments

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camouflage

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n. the method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them seem as part of the natural surroundings

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chaos

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n. a condition or place of great disorder or confusion; a disorderly mass

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compensate

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v. to pay back; to neutralize or make equal

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complementary

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adj. forming or serving as complement; completing

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concur

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v. to act together to a common end; to agree

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condescension

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n. the act of patronizing superior behavior or attitude

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depravity

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n. moral corruption or degradation

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deteriorate

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v. to diminish or impair in quality or value

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didactic

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adj. designed to teach

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diligence

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n. hard work

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disinclination

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n. a mild aversion or reluctance

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disparity

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n. the condition or fact of being unequal

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disseminate

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v. to scatter widely; to spread abroad

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dissent

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v. to differ in opinion or feeling; disagree

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divert

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v. to turn aside from a course; to distract

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embargo

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n. an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports; a stoppage

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embellish
v. to make beautiful; to decorate
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enact
v. to make into law
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espouse
v. to take in marriage; to marry
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exasperation
n. the state of being frustrated and annoyed
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excavate
v. to make a hole in; to hollow out
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expedient
adj. speedy; appropriate to a purpose
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extravagant
adj. extremely elaborate; exceeding the limit
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facsimile
n. an exact copy; fax
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fallacy
n. a trickery; deceptive; a false or mistaken idea
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galvanize
v. to stimulate or excite
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garnish
adj. extremely vivid, bright, or colorful; tastelessly showy
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graze
v. to feed on growing grasses and herbage; to eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal; to eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals
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hologram
n. a three-dimensional image reproduced from a patter or interference produced by a split coherent beam of radiation
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immaculate
adj. impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error
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impassive
adj. giving no sign of feeling or emotion
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imperturbable
adj. extremely calm; impassive
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inaudible
adj. impossible to hear
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incite
v. to provoke and urge on
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incompetent
adj. lacking the qualities needed for effective action
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incredulous
adj. not believable; unwilling to accept to what is true
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influx
n. a coming in
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ingenious
adj. marked by especial aptitude at discovering, inventing, or contriving
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inimitable
adj. not capable of being imitated; matchless
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innocuous
adj. having no adverse effect; harmless; not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion
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insinuate
v. to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or secret way
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inundation
n. a flood; being overwhelmed
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invigorate
v. to give life and energy to
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luminous
adj. emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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mar
v. to inflict damage on; spoil
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meager
adj. deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty
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mediate
v. to bring about a resolution or settlement between those who are in conflict
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mediocre
adj. moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary
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mutation
n. a significant and basic alteration
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objectionable
adj. undesirable; offensive
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obliging
v. to do a favor for
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oblique
adj. having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; indirect or evasive
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ostentatious
adj. overly showy, pretentious
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overbearing
adj. bringing down by superior weight or force; to overwhelm; to dominate
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pacify
v. to ease the anger or agitation of
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pompous
adj. characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity
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prodigious
adj. impressively great in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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redundant
adj. similarity or repetition; using more words than necessary
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remuneration
adj. a payment for a service, loss, or expense
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resent
v. to hate; to feel or express annoyance
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resplendent
adj. shining brightly and brilliantly
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retract
v. to take back; disavow
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scant
adj. barely sufficient; falling short of a specific measure
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seditious
adj. taking part in a resistance towards authorities
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snide
adj. saying negative things in a malicious, superior way
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standby
adj. kept in reserver for use when needed
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stern
adj. hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character
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superfluous
adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; unnecessary
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surge
v. to move in a billowing or swelling manner in or as in in waves
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tact
n. acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending

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