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rigor
strictness or severity
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equanimity
evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state
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concede
to acknowledge as true
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coincide
to occur at hte same time or be at the same place; to agree exactly
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implicate
to incriminate; to show or suggest involvement
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lurid
causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like a fire through a haze
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cabal
a small group of secret plotters
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anathema
someone or something that is hated
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negotiate
to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing
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abscond
to go away hastily and secretly; to hide
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fete
lavish entertainment; a festival
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exude
to give off; to emit; to radiate
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consensus
a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general agreement
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concerted
planned or accomplished together
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expunge
to erase; to eliminate completely
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recondite
not easily understood
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preclude
to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of
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herald
to bear news; to announce
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paradigm
an example; a model
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discrepancy
lack of agreement; difference
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enumerate
to count off or list
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coin
to devise a new word or phrase
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broach
to raise for discussion
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vanguard
the leading position in army or fleet; the leading position in a movement or trend
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behoove
to be nevessary or proper for
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replicate
to copy, reproduce, or repeat
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multifarious
having many different parts or forms; numerous and varied
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prodigy
one with exceptional talents
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enmity
the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies
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indigenous
native, occuring naturally
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forbidding
disagreeable; menacing
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improvident
not preparing for the future; incautious
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bathos
excessive or trivial sentimentality
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homogeneous
uniform; or the same kind
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venerable
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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repudiate
to reject as invalid or untrue
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secede
to withdraw formally from an alliance or membership
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shroud
to conceal
something that covers up
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abet
to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing by surprise
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adduce
to show as an example or means of proving something
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fanfare
a showy public display
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viable
able to live; capable of success
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prominent
noticeable; widely known
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exiguous
scanty; meager; small; slender
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confluence
joining together of different streams
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vacillate
to swing back and forth
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criterion
a measurable value; a standard for judging
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symposium
a meethign to discuss a topic, esp. where the participants form the audience and make presentations
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downtrodden
badly and unfairly treated; oppressed
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empathy
ability to understand identify with another's feelings and emotions
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decisive
conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
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malevolent
showing hatred; dangerous
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grisly
inspiring horror because of appalling crudity or unhumanity; gruesome
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profound
very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial
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fatuous
smugly foolish; compacently stupid
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adverse
opposed, difficult
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hackneyed
made trite and commonplace by overuse
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skirt
to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through
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sanction
to give official approval
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ominous
threatening harm; showing evil
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refurbish
to make clean or bright again
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doctrine
a set of principles
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paternal
relating to or characteristic or a father
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amicable
showing friendliness or good will
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pacify
to make peaceful; to restore calm
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fulminate
to issue a strong verbal attack
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replete
well-filled; abundantly supplied
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flaunt
to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast
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promulgate
to make known by official announcement
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heterodox
not in agreement with accepted beliefs, esp. religious dogma
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zenith
maximum; the highest point
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fortitude
strength of mind that allows one to endure adversity
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patriarch
a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man
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connote
to imply something beyond a literal meaning
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doctrinaire
infelxibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality
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cede
to give or formally surrender to another
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inexorable
not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable
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forge
to give form or shape to; to advance gradually
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impugn
challenge; call into question
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disseminate
to scatter widely
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expatriate
to send into exile
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feasible
capable of being done
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jargon
the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech
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gender
sexual identity, esp. in relation to society or culture
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insipid
uninteresting; having no flavor
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emolument
payment for an office or employment
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belligerent
eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
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acumen
quickness and accuracy of judgement or insight
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emollient
having a softening, soothing effect
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deficit
an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position
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radical
favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins
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contumacious
stubbornly disobedient; rellious; insubordinate
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redress
to set right; to remedy
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hypothesis
a tentative explanation; something assumed true for the sake of argument or investigation
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matriarchy
a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother's side of the family
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protocol
the customs and regualtions dealign with formal behavior
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epithet
a descriptive term for a person or thing
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canvass
to ask for votes, opinions, etc; to examine or discuss in detail
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comprehensive
complete; covering brouadly and all-inclusively
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contradict
to assert the opposite of
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deleterious
harmful; destructive
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licentious
not moral; lawless; lewd
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gregarious
seeking and enjoying the company of others; tending to move in a group
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adumbrate
to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow
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delineate
to draw the outline of; describe in words or gestures
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