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abscond
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To leave quickly and secretly and hide; often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
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feeble
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Lacking strenght, vigor, force or effectiveness;inadquate, weak.
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precluded
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Made impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent.
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impunity
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Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
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retribution
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Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
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immolation
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A killing as a sacrifice.
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connoisseurship
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The qualification of a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
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impose
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To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority.
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recoiling
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Shrinking back, as in fear.
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endeavored
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A conscientious or concerted effor toward an end; and earnest attempt.
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obstinate
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Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a couse of action.
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succession
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The act or process of following in order or sequence or succeeding to the rights or duties of another.
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