 | Term | Definition |
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Accordance |
an agreement |
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breach |
a break, a violation |
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contending |
wrestleing against an opponent or opposite belief |
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dissembling |
disguising one's real motives |
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embodiment |
ideal symbol or representation |
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ineffectual |
useless |
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integrity |
honesty, moral strength |
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plausible |
apparently true |
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prudent |
wise |
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replete |
full |
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bourgeois |
the middle class |
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capitalist |
a believer in private or corporate ownership of buissnes |
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commemorate |
to memorialize |
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Criterion |
something on which something is judged. |
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Eulogizing |
highly praising in song, speech or writing |
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frivolities |
silly things not worthy of serious attention |
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imperialist |
an advocate of the policy of dominating other nations. |
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proletariat |
the unskilled working class |
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reactionary |
reaction to a political stituation with extreme conservatism. |
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Affliction |
anything causing continuous pain or suffering |
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asylum |
shelter, refuge |
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countnenance |
one's facial expression |
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propitious |
well timed |
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despise |
to look down upon with scorn |
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hideous |
horribly ugly |
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hospitable |
showing friendliness or kindness to guests |
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humane |
benevolent |
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liberate |
to set free |
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sundry |
various and diverse |
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tranquil |
peaceful |
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celebratory |
festive |
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dissonance |
discord |
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electicism |
a belief in such a system of choosing what seems best from a variety of resources |
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introspective |
pensive |
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laureate |
somenone honored for an acheivement in an art or science |
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malediction |
a curse, a hex |
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marginal |
minimal |
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orchestrate |
to arrange in order to achieve a result |
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pradoxial |
contradictory, yet often true |
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supplicant |
someone who requests something in a submissive way. |
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detestable |
hateful, loathsome |
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impartially |
without bias |
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lapse |
to come to an end |
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maligantly |
with ill contempt |
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reflection |
serious thought on a subject |
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Mockery |
ridicule |
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saunter |
to stroll in an idle or leisurely manner |
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skepticism |
disbelief |
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tantalize |
to tease |
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wretched |
dismal |
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cherish |
to value deeply |
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desultory |
disconnected |
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engulf |
to devour |
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exhort |
to give advice |
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indispensable |
irreplaceable |
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limpid |
clear and transparent |
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luminous |
easily understood |
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lustrous |
glossy and shining |
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somnolence |
an atmosphere causing sleepiness |
