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armament: military supplies and weapons
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bourgeois: middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
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cumbered: weighed down; burdened
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dotty: slightly crazy, eccentric, feeble-minded
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ennoble: to elevate, to raise in rank; to confer an honor upon
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ethos: moral and ethical qualities of a group/institution/work of literature- the dominant norms
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expiry: The end of the period for which something is valid
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grotesque: unnatural, distorted, bizarre
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ideological: concerned with ideas; concerning strongly held belief
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mystic: someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
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panacea: cure-all; remedy for all diseases
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paradoxical: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
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taboo: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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temerity: Rashness, boldness
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totalitarian: characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
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urbane: Refined in manner or style, suave/ sophisticated
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vehement: forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
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vicissitudes: changes in fortune
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vociferation: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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wayside: on the edge of the path; outside the scope of everyday consideration