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capitalist
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a person who has invested personal wealth in business
A very wealthy person |
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capitulation
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surrender; ending resistance
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decapitate
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to cut off the head of; to behead
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precipice
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a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock
the edge of a dangerous situation |
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precipitate
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to throw down from a great height
to make happen suddenly or quickly |
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recapitulation
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the restatement of a main idea
a summary or concise review |
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain
intellectual |
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cerebration
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the action of thinking; thought
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deface
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to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of something
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efface
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to wipe out; to oliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out.
to amke onself inconspicuous |
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facade
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a face fo a building
the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front. |
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facet
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one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth |
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affront
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to insult intentionally; to offend or embarass
an insult or offensive act |
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confront
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to stand or come directly in front of
to face with defiance or hostility |
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effrontery
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flippant or insulting boldness; audacity
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