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amalgamate
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(v) to blend into a coherent single unit
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captious
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(adj) Extremely critical; likely to find a ault
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clandestine
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(adj) kept hidden
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fetid
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(adj) smelly
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foray
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(n) An initial try
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laconic
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(adj) of few words
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liturgy
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(n) Worship ritual
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lothario
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(n) A sdeucer
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mollify
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(v) To allay (a person's) anger
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nirvana
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(n) a point or state of spiritual perfection
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physiognomy
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(n) The human face (especially when regarded as a mirror of one's emotional stae
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progenitor
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(n) An ancestor who can be traced back through the direct line
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retinue
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(n) A group of companions or followers (of a person of great importance)
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schemaic
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(adj and n) Having to do with a diagram or scheme
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Similitude
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(n) Likeness or similarity
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subservient
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(adj) bending to the will of another
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technocracy
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(n) government by engineers, technicians or other highly skilled members of society
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tenure
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(n) the holding of a post or property, especially with regard to status as a permanent employee
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unilateral
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(ad) undertaken independently, although likely to have implications for others (independent)
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upstage
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(v) to distract attention from (a person undertaking an act supposedly of primary interests) --> outshine
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