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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on the feet of anything that confines or restrains; (v) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority (adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.., far in excess of reality
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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transmute
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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vicarious
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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