Vocabulary 1

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Bellicose

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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent

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Galvanize

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to startle into sudden activity; stimulate

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Malcontent

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One who rebels against the established system:A chronically dissatisfied person

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Clandestine

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characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

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Encapsulate

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To express in a brief summary; epitomize

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Peremptory

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

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Grandiose

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Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand; pompous

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Legation

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a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission

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Enclave

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any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one

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Doppelganger

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a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person

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Enthrall

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to captivate or charm

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Prodigious

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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc

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Lampoon

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A written satirical attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution

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Interlocutor

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Someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially

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Ostensible

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appearing as such but not necessarily so

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Emphatic

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Expressed or performed with emphasis

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Banal

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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

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Propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency

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Wherewithal

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The necessary means, especially financial means, to do something

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Proprietor

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One who has legal title to something; an owner

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Beseech

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to beg eagerly for

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Fiefdom

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Something over which one dominant person or group exercises control

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Injudicious

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showing lack of judgment; unwis

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Conclave

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a private or secret meeting

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Disparate

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distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

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Diametric

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in direct opposition; being at opposite extreme

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Prudent

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careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

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Fiat

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an authoritative decree, sanction, or order

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Paradigm

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an example serving as a model; pattern; A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them

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Auspices

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patronage; support; sponsorship

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Adjunct

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a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

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Farce

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foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham

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Viceroy

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governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

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Anathema

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a person or thing detested or loathed; One that is cursed or damned

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Jurisprudence

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the science or philosophy of law; the body or system of laws

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Pyrrhic

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a victory in which tremendous losses are sustained

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Estranged

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To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate

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Confer

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To bestow upon

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Capitulate

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To give up all resistance; acquiesce

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Myriad

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a large indefinite numbe

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Abet

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assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

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Denude

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to make naked or bare; stri

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Coup de Grace

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the blow that kills (usually mercifully)

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Salutary

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favorable to or promoting health; healthful

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Residual

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remaining; leftover