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reform
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the correction of bad conduct
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resistance
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the opposition posed by one force against another
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retribution
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repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil
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lament
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a formal expression of mourning in poetry or song; elegy or dirge
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lamentation
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an act or instance of expressing grief or sorrow
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astronomy
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the branch of science concerned with the physical universe beyond the atmosphere of the earth
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astrology
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the study of the positions of the heavenly bodies in relation to each other, in the attempt to predict their influence on human affairs
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divination
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the act of prophecy or revelation by interpreting omens or by supernatural means
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