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interloper
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one who intruses by meddling or tresspassing on the rights of others
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internecine
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very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage
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interpolate (2)
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1. to insert or add something between other parts especially in a text or written work
2. pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation |
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interregnum (2)
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1. a period of time when a state with out a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a soverign and a successor
2. an interval between controlling elements; an interruption in otherwise continuous function or process |
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interpose (2)
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1. to insert between parts of something; to interhect in a conversation
2. to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere |
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juxtapose
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to place side by side
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propinquity (2)
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1. nearness; proximity
2. kinship |
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rapprochement
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reconciliation; restoration or cordial relations especially between two countries
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quiescent
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at rest; dormant; motionless
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acquiesce
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to agree or consent without any objection
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requiem
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a mass or srvice for the reposeof departed souls; music, poetry, or other compostion for the dead
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unrequited
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not reciprocal, not given in payment or returned in kind
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; complex
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extrude
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to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape
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obtrude (2)
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1. to force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others
2. to thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably in an undesirable way |