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Demarcation

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1. the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something

2. separation by distinct boundaries:

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Execrable

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1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

2. very bad

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Indulgence

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gratification of desire; allowance or tolerance

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Regency

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1. the office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.

2. a body of regents.

3. a government consisting of regents.

4. a territory under the control of a regent or regents.

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Preponderance

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the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.

The preponderance of votes is against the proposal

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Incredulous

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1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

2. indicating or showing unbelief

3. not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving

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Ambivalence

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uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.
2.
Psychology . the coexistence within an individual of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action, simultaneously drawing him or her in opposite directions.

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Obtrusive

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1. having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.

2. (of a thing) obtruding itself: an obtrusive error.

3. protruding; projecting.

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Undue

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1. unwarranted; excessive: undue haste.

2. inappropriate; unjustifiable; improper: undue influence.

3. not owed or currently payable.

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Maladjusted

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badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment,

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Sidereal

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1. determined by or from the stars: sidereal time.

2. of or pertaining to the stars.

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Etiolated

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1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.

2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.

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Circumscribed

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1. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.

2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.

3. to mark off; define; delimit: to circumscribe the area of a science.

4. Geometry .
a. to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible.
b. (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner.

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Autonomy

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1. independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.

2. the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government; independence: The rebels demanded autonomy from Spain.

3. a self-governing community.

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Legislation

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1. the act of making or enacting laws.

2. a law or a body of laws enacted.

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Circumspect

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1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.

2. careful, vigilant, guarded.

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Alleviated

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to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain

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Precedent

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1. Law . a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.

2. any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.

3. preceding; anterior.

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Garrulous

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1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

2. wordy or diffuse: a garrulous and boring speech.

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Obsequious

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1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.

2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.

3.obedient; dutiful.