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activism
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practice of vigorous action or involvment in order to achieve political goals.
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secular
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pertaining to worldly non religious things
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defile
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to violate, make unclean
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acquiesce
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consent to passively
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insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied
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malice
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desire to harm
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abstract
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theoretical apart from reality or concrete things
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affluence
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abundance of money, wealth, riches
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palpable
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obvious, plainly sensed
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pretence
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pretending; a false show
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validate
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to confirm
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pinnacle
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the highest point
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myriad
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too numerious tto count, diverse
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xenophile
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a person attracted to foreign people and culture
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bureaucratic
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pertaining to bureaucracy ( rigid admin system)
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constriction
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act or process of tightening or restriction
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enumeration
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count or list items individually
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double standard
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a set of standards applied unfairly, giving an unfair advantage to one group
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compulsory
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mandatory or required
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mitigate
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to lessen intensity or severity.
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