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Fortitude |
Patient courage in facing pain or danger; moral strength; endurance |
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Condescended |
To stoop to do something you think is below you. |
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Evolved |
To develope gradually by the process of growth and change |
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Notoriety |
Fame, usually in an unfavorable sense. |
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Asserted |
To express or state positively; to defend or claim. |
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Acquittal |
Setting free by judgment of a court; a release from duty, obligation, etc. |
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Elite |
Of or suitable for a select group; a group or part of a group regarded as the best, most skilled, most powerful, etc. |
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Mentor |
A wise and trusted teacher; a councilor. |
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Inarticulate |
Unable to speak understandably or effectively or to use words; unable to say what one thinks. |
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Contemptuous |
Showing or feeling scorn. |