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tantamount
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of essentially equal value or significance
equivalent; commensurate |
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subversive
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in opposition to authority or government
dissident,rebelious |
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conducive
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tending to cause or bring about
contributive |
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amenable
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agreeable; responsive to suggestion or advice
responsive,tractable |
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stricture
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a restraint or limit
constraints; limitations |
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sedentary
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characterized by or requiring sitting; motionless
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influx
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an inward flow
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rigoruos
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severe; relentless;harsh
arduous; austere;grueling |
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patina
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a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use
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placebo
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a fake drug used in the testing of medication
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junta
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a military group ruling a country after seizing power
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pinnacle
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a peak or climax
summmit;apex |
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mollify
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to reduce, soothe, or calm
placate, pacify |
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perjury
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te act of lying under oath
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow; mournful
melancholic |