Ap Us History Vocab Set 1

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Abolish

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formally put an end to

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Absolutism

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the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.

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Abundance

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a very large quantity of something.

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Accelerated

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increase in amount or extent.

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Ad Hoc

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formed, arranged, or done for a particular purpose only.

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Adept

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very skilled or proficient at something.

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Anarchy

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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

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Arbitrary

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unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

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Aristocrats

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particular social order considered the highest social class of that society.

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Ascendancy

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occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

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Assertive

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having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

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Atrocities

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an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury."war atrocities"

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Autocratic

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of or relating to a ruler who has absolute power.

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Barbaric

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savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.

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Beneficiaries

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a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

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Bureaucrats

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an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs.

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Byproduct

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a secondary result, unintended but inevitably produced in doing or producing something else.

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Castigating

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reprimand (someone) severely.

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Catastrophe

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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Circumvent

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find a way around (an obstacle).

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Commodity

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a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

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Consolidation

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combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.

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Convertible

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able to be changed in form, function, or character.

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Conviction

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a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

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Culminated

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reach a climax or point of highest development.

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Cultivation

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the action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated.

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Decimated

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kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.

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Decree

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an official order issued by a legal authority.

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Deference

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humble submission and respect.

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Disenfranchised

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deprive (someone) of a right or privilege

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Dislocations

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disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.

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Dispossession

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to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.

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Dissenters

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a member of a nonestablished church; a Nonconformist.

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Disunity

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disagreement and conflict within a group.

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Emigrant

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a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.

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Endemic

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(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

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Entitlement

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the fact of having a right to something.

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Entrenched

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(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.

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Epidemics

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

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Epochal

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forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.

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Erroneous

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wrong; incorrect.

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Exerting

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apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).

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Explicitly

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stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

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Expulsion

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the action of depriving someone of membership in an organization.

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Feasibility

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the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

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Feudalism

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the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

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Flourished

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(of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.

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Heathenism

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a belief or practice of heathens

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Heretics

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a person believing in or practicing religious heresy.

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Hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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Immunity

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the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.

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Imposing

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grand and impressive in appearance.

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Incorporation

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the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.

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Indenture

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a formal legal agreement, contract, or document, in particular.

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Inevitably

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as is certain to happen; unavoidably.

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Inhabitants

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a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place.

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Initiated

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cause (a process or action) to begin.

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Invocations

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the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority.

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Isthmus

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a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

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Magistrates

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a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

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Marshaled

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arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.

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Matrilineal

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of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.

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Minuscule

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extremely small; tiny.

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Monarchy

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a form of government with a monarch at the head.

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Monopolized

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(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service).

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Municipal

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of or relating to a city or town or its governing body."national and municipal elections"

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Nomads

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a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

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Opted Out

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The action of backing out; exiting

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Overshadowed

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appear much more prominent or important than.

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Papal

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of or relating to a pope or to the papacy.

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Patriarchal

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of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.

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Persecution

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hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.

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Piety

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the quality of being religious or reverent.

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Predominate

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be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount.

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Preoccupation

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the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.

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Proliferated

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increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.

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Propagandists

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a person who promotes or publicizes a particular organization or cause.

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Reciprocal

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given, felt, or done in return.

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Reconciliation

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the restoration of friendly relations.

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Regime

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a government, especially an authoritarian one.

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Revelation

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a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.

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Situated

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fix or build (something) in a certain place or position.

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Stagnate

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cease developing; become inactive or dull.

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Stimulated

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encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process).

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Subdue

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overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).

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Subordination

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the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate.

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Surplus

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an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand.

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Textiles

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a type of cloth or woven fabric.

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Turmoil

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a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

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Tyranny

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cruel and oppressive government or rule.

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Undermined

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damage or weaken (someone or something), especially gradually or insidiously.

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Underpinning

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a set of ideas, motives, or devices that justify or form the basis for something.

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Unification

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the process of being united or made into a whole.

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Uniformity

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the quality or state of being uniform.

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Unparalleled

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having no parallel or equal; exceptional.

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Upheavals

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a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.

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Viable

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capable of working successfully; feasible.

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Zeal

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

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Collywobbles

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pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach; a bellyache