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insurrection
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(n) a violent uprising against an authority or government.
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licentious
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(adj) 1 promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. 2 archaic disregarding accepted rules or conventions, esp. in grammar or literary style.
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expedient
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(adj) (of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral; suitable or appropriate. (n) a means of attaining an end, esp. one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.
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fain
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(adj)pleased or willing under the circumstances; compelled by the circumstances; obliged. (adv) with pleasure; gladly.
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ambiguity
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(n) uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language; a lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice between alternatives.
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piety
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(n) the quality of being religious or reverent; the quality of being dutiful; a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence.
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undulating
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(adj) having a wavy form or outline.
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ethereal
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(adj) extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world; heavenly or spiritual.
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indignant
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(adj) feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
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didactic
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(adj) intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive; in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way
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