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acquittal
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a setting free by judgment of a court; a release from a duty, obligation, etc.
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analogy
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a likeness between different things; a similarity; a comparison
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antiquity
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ancient times; a thing or people of ancient times; the quality of being ancient
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assert
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to express or state positively; to defend or claim (one's rights, for example)
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condescend
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to stoop to do something you think is unworthy of you
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contemptuous
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showing or feeling scorn
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electorate
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all persons having the right to vote
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elite
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of or suitable for a select group; a group or part of a group regarded as the best, most skilled, most powerful, etc.
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ethical
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pertaining to right and wrong; conforming to certain rules or standards; moral
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evolve
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to develop gradually by process of growth and change
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excerpt
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a selected passage or scene from a literary work or piece of music; an extract; to take out or select passages; to quote
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fortitude
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patient courage in facing pain or danger; moral stength; endurance
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heresy
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a belief different from accepted doctrine
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inarticulate
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unable to speak understandably or effectively or to use words; unable to say what one thinks
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mentor
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a wise and trusted teacher; a counselor
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notoriety
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fame, usually in a favorable sense
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paternal
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inherited from or related through one's father; fatherly
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pauper
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a person who is very poor, especially dependent upon public charity
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posthumous
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coming after death
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prophetic
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relating to someone or something that foretells events
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