Gre Vocab

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abridge

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to reduce the length of/condense a written text

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compendium

Back 2

a short, complete summary

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cursory

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hastily or superficially done

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curtail

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to cut short, abbreviate

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synopsis

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a brief statement or outline of a subject

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apace

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at a rapid pace

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abrupt

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unexpectedly sudden

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headlong

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impetuous, rash

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden energy/movement...impulsive

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precipitate

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speeding headlong, moving rapidly

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abet

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to encourage or help, esp. in wrongdoing

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advocate

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one who argues for or supports a cause

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ancillary

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subordinate, helping

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bolster

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to support or prop up

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corroborate

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to attest to the truth/accuracy of

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espouse

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the adoption of an idea or cause

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mainstay

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a principle support

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munificent

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extremely liberal in giving

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proponent

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an advocate, one who gives in favor of something

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stalwart

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one who activly supports an organization

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sustenence

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the supporting of life

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bilous

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of a peevish disposition, irascible

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irascible

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prone to oubursts of temport

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dudgeon

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a sullen, angry humor

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pettish

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ill tempered, peevish

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umbrage

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offense, annoyance, displeasure

(to take umbrage at rudeness)

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dilettante

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a person with a superficial/amateurish interest in the arts

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novitiate

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the period of being a novice (esp in religion)

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proselyte

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a new convert to religion or doctrine

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tyro

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an inexperienced person, a beginner

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callow

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immature, inexperienced

(a callow youth)

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inchoate

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in an initial or eary stage, incipient

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incipient

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beginning to exist or appear

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nascent

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coming into existence, emerging

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acerbic

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sharp or biting temper

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acidulous

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sour in feeling or manner, biting, caustic

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acrimonious

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.

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asperity

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roughness or harshness, ill temper

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mordacious

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caustic, sarcastic

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caustic

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marked by sharp, ascerbic wit

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trenchant

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Caustic; cutting: trenchant criticism.

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fatuous

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boringly stupid

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insipid

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lifeless, dull

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mundane

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common, dull

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pedestrian

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ordinary, undistinguished

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platitude

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a trite or banal remark

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prosaic

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ordinary, acking in imagination

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quotidian

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occuring every day, commonplace

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dissipated

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indulging in the pursuit of pleasures

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iniquity

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sinfulness, gross injustice or wickednes

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libertine

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one who acts without moral restraint

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libidinous

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characterized by or having lustful desires

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licentious

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lacking moral direction or sexial restraint

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reprobate

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moray unprincipled

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ribald

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pertaining to lewd, vulgar humor

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salacious

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sexuay appealing

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sordid

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morally degraded, base

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turpitude

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a base, depraved act

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mercurial

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being quick and changable in character

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fascimile

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an exact copy or replica

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factitioius

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lacking authority or genuineness, sham

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paradigm

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an example or model

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precursor

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one that preceeds another

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quintissence

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the pure essence of something

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aspersion

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slander

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calumny

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malicious slander

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castigate

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to punish or chastize

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decry

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to openly belittle

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disparage

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to speak of as unimportant, to belittle

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excoriate

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to denounce, to censor strongly

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salacious

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sexuay appealing

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sordid

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morally degraded, base

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turpitude

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a base, depraved act

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mercurial

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being quick and changable in character

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fascimile

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an exact copy or replica

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factitioius

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lacking authority or genuineness, sham

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paradigm

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an example or model

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precursor

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one that preceeds another

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quintissence

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the pure essence of something

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aspersion

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slander

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calumny

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malicious slander

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castigate

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to punish or chastize

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decry

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to openly belittle

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disparage

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to speak of as unimportant, to belittle

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excoriate

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to denounce, to censor strongly

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gainsay

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to declare false, deny, oppose

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harangue

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a speech with strong feelings/a tirade

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impugn

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to oppose or attack as false, to argue against, to refute

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inveigh

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to protest vhehemently

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objurgate

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to berate, to scold sharply

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obloquy

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abusive language, calumny (malicious slander)

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opprobium

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scornful reproach

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pillory

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to ridicule

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revile

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to denouce with abusive language

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vituperate

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to raile against abusively or severely

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bereave

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to deprive by death, to be left desolate

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defunct

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dead, no longer existing

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dolorous

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full of exessive pain or sollow

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knell

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the sound of a bell ringing at a funeral

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moribund

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in a dying state, near death

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obsequies

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a funeral rite or ceremony

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sepulchral

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a tomb, suggestive of a tomb

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wraith

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an apparation of a living person that appears as a portent just before that person's death

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abnegate

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to relinquish, to give up

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spartan

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practicing great self denial (like the spartans)

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stoic

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indifferent to pleasure or pain

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temperate

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moderate or self-restrained

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dogmatic

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asserting opinions in an arrogant manner

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hegemonic

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aggression or expansion of large notions to achieve world dominence, leadership etc

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peremptory

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leaving no opportunity for refusal. imperious or dictatorial (a peremptory command)