| Term | Definition |
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distinctly |
Clearly |
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parochial |
Restricted in outlook, relating to a local area. |
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secular |
Worldly rather than spiritual; not related to religion. |
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implicitly |
Without being stated; unquestioningly. |
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suspend |
to cause to stop for a period; to hang as to allow free movement. |
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cease |
Stop |
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hierarchy |
A system of levels that places people high or low according to their importance. |
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in the trenches |
In the middle of the hardest fighting or work. |
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allegiance |
Loyalty |
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mobilize |
To put members of a group into motion. |
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apex |
The highest point. |
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conquest |
A takeover by force or continued effort. |
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devise |
To find an original way to make an object or plan. |
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prevailing |
Strongest or most common. |
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invasive |
Aggressively entering into someone else's territory |