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anarchy
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- absence/disregard of gov
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assess
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- to determine amount of (tax)
- to judge
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capricious
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- impulsive, unpredictable
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commiserate
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- to feel/express sympathy
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conciliate
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- to appease
- to gain favor by friendly acts
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discordant
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- harsh-sounding
- disagreeing
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disparage
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- to speak of slightingly
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duration
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- continuance in time
- the time something lasts
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encore
- n
- additional performance in response to demand
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entice
- vt
- to lure, attract, tempt
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estrange
- vt
- to cause hostility between people who were close
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extrapolate
- vt
- to infer from known data
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feint
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- a feigned blow used to mislead
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- to fake out
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formidable
- adj
- causing fear, discouragement, or awe
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giddy
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- dizzy
- lightheartedly silly
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incidental
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- accidental
- as a minor consequence
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indigenous
- adj
- occurring naturally in an area
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innovation
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- introduction of something new
- a novelty
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inured
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- accustomed to something undesirable
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lithe
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- easily or gracefully flexible
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materialize
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- to come into physical existence
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nullify
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- to counteract the value or force of
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peremptory
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- in an arrogantly commanding manner
- admitting to no common opinion
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philistine
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- materialist who disdains culture/ideas
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recalcitrant
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- stubbornly disobedient
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reserve
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- something stored for future use
- restraint, caution
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- to hold back, set aside
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robust
- adj
- vigorously healthy
- hearty
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slavish
- adj
- slavelike
- basely imitative
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stringent
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- strict with regard to rules/standards
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surpass
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- to exceed
- to become greater than
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unctuous
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- falsely flattering or earnest
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