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protocol
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the code prescribing formal etiquette and precedence for official ceremonies and dealings, as with diplomats and the military; an original draft or record of a negotiation or document
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dissent
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to object or oppose, not to approve; a difference of opinion, protest
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pacifists
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a person opposed to force as a way of settling disputes; one who refuses to bear arms in a war
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ultimatums
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a final demand or proposition
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clemency
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a lenient or merciful act; mildness, as of weather
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mannerism
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a distinctive personal trait; an idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress
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inhibitions
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the act of holding back; an inner belief, feeling, or force that checks one's actions, thoughts, or feelings
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meticulous
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extremely careful; overly precise or fussy about details
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submission
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obedience, humbleness
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mandatory
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required, obligatory
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insolence
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quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence
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prone
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having a tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down
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diversion
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a turning aside, as of traffic or attention, a game or pastime, a recreation
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annihilated
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to destroy completely; to vanquish, to make ineffectual or unimportant, to kill
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purge
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to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing, the removal of members by a higher authority
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moderation
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state of being restrained, avoidance or excesses, presiding over, as a meeting, mediation
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concession
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an act of granting or yielding,something granted or yielded, a privilege such as teh right to use land, granted for a specific purpose
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flagrant
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obviously bad notorious, outrageous
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decimated
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to destroy, or kill a large part of
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evaded
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to escape or avoid something, especially by usingdeceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly
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