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overweening
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too proud or confident.
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impious
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lacking reverence or respect for God or religion
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hinterland
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Often, hinterlands. [plural] the remote parts of a country;back country.the land behind a coastal region.
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animistic
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the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
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enmesh
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to catch in or as if in a net;entangle
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foolhardy
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recklessly or thoughtlessly bold;foolishly rash or taking unnecessary chances
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prognosticating
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to (make a) forecast on the basis of present signs or indications; prophesy
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ostensibly
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apparently; seemingly
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extirpate
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to remove or destroy totally
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oligarchy
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a form of government in which power is held by a few persons or by a dominant class or group.
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promulgate
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to make known or put into effect (a law, statement of a court, etc.) by formally declaring
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redoubtable
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commanding respect or reverence.
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putative
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commonly regarded as such
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hegemony
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domination of one country over others
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inveterate
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habitual;constant
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apotheosis
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The elevation of a person to the rank of god
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rapacity
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overly grasping; greedy
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patrician
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a person of noble or high rank;aristocrat.
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nomadic
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migratory
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mercenary
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hired to serve in a foreign army
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cataclysm
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a violent and sudden event that produces great social changes;upheaval
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upheaval
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a violent and sudden event that produces great social changes;upheaval
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barter
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to trade by exchanging goods rather than by money
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impetus
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a force that moves one by action
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debacle
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a complete and total disaster, failure, or fiasco
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out
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watershed
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an important point of division or change
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legate
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a member of the clergy sent or appointed by the pope as his representative.
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inveterate
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habitual; constant
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nuptial
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of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
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sphere of influence
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any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
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trade wind
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a nearly constant easterly wind that appears in most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
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discrepancy
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the state or quality of lacking agreement;inconsistency:[uncountable]discrepancy in the eyewitness accounts of the accident.an instance of difference or inconsistency:[countable]a few discrepancies in the account of the accident.
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heedless
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careless;thoughtless;unmindful:
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unfathomable
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that cannot be understood or explained
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panopoly
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a large, magnificent, impressive arrangement, collection, or display.
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allegorical
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figurative
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foci
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focus
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impetus
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a force that moves one to action;impulse:
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surcease
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to stop doing some action.
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irrevocable
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that cannot be changed or taken back
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dogma
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a system of principles or tenets;doctrine:
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ockham's razor
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a maxim, attributed to William of Ockham, stating that in explaining something assumptions must not be needlessly multipliedAlso called: the principle of economy
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quiescent
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being at rest
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tabula rasa
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a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.Foreign Termsanything existing undisturbed in its original pure state.
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polemic
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a strong argument against some controversial topic, issue, etc.
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abdicate
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to give up (an important position, responsibility, authority, duties, a high office, etc.)
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evince
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to show clearly
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corollary
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A conclusion that follows naturally(an immediate consequence)
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vaunted
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praised boastfully or excessively
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bode ill
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to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome
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preempt
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to acquire (something) before someone else
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attrition
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a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
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manifesto
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a public statement of one's intentions or purposes
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blitzkrieg
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lightning war
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seminal
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original and influencing future events
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong;remorse:
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entail
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to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence
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inferno
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a place that resembles hell, especially in heat
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disparity
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great difference(antonym: parity)
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eons
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an immeasurably long period of time
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acme
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the highest level or degree attainable
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ennui
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the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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lethargy
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a state of comatose torpor
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comatose
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Pathologylacking vitality or alertness;sleepy:
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torpor
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sluggish inactivity.unwillingness to move much or be activesluggish inactivity.unwillingness to move much or be active.
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complicity
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the state of being an accomplice;partnership in wrongdoing.
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oversight
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pogrom
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an organized massacre, esp. of Jews.
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attaché
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Governmenta diplomatic official or a military officer assigned to an embassy
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