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cataclysmic |
A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. |
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equitable |
characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable |
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socialism |
the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles. |
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ominous |
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
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formative |
giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding |
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prerequisite |
required beforehand |
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austere |
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding |
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facade |
any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. |
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misogynist |
hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women. |
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breadth |
an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width |
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elemental |
of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple; uncompounded. |
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frenzy |
extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. |
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les fauves |
the wild monsters |
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undulate |
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement |
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symphonic |
of or pertaining to symphony or harmony of sounds. |
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repertoire |
the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform. |
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trite |
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale |
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dissonance |
inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony. |
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repression |
the act of repressing; state of being repressed. |
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provincial |
having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial |
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