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butte |
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above surrounding land |
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aborigional |
original or earliest known,native,indigenous |
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abdicate |
to renounce or relinquish a throne, especially in a formal manner, resign |
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convey |
to communicate,impart,make known |
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deicide |
the act of killing a god |
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delegation |
the body of delegates chosen to represent a political unit, as a state, in an assembly |
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encompass |
to form a circle about, encircle,surround |
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engender |
to produce, cause, give rise to, generate |
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luxuriant |
abundant or lush in growth as vegatation |
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preeminent |
eminent above or before others, superior, outstanding |
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tenacious |
pertinacious, persistent, stubborn,or obstinate, tough ,unrelenting |
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Zenith |
a highest point or state culmination,acme, peak,summit |
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solstice |
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator that takes place about june 21 and about december 22 |
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impale |
to stick or fix upon a sharpened stake to pierce with a sharpened thrust up to the body |
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junta |
a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force,or any secretive group with absolute power, dictatorship |