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infer
to derice as a conclusion from facts or premises; to guess; to surmise
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esthetic
- (from Gk. verb meaning "to perceive")
- relating to or dealing with the beautiful; responsive to or zealous about the beautiful
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franchise
a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, especailly the right to vote
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vindictive
disposed to seek revenge; spiteful
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diffusion
- (L. dis-, apart + fundere, to pour)
- dispersion; dissemination
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facilitate
to make easier
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disseminate
(L, dis-, apart+seminare, to sow) to spread abroad as though sowing seed
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buffer
any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock due to contact; something lying between two larger rival powers
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asylum
(Gk. asulos, inviolable, from a-, without + sule, right of seizure) an inviolable place or refuge and protection- sanctuary; protection from arrest and extradition given especailly to political refugees
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scion
a desendant, child, esp. one of royal stock; a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting
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incursion
- 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion.
- 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain.
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imbue
- 1. To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade: work imbued with the revolutionary spirit.
- 2. To saturate, impregnate, or dye.
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encroach
- 1. To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land.
- 2. To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland.
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tenacious
- 1. Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless
- 2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.
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confiscate
- 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.
- 2. To seize by authority
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