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conjoined
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attached, combined, or united
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inaudible
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unable to be heard
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gracious
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characterized by kindness, courtesy, pleasantness, and charm; merciful and compassionate
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luminary
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any particularly brilliant, famous, or well-known person; a celebrity
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dictum
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an authoritative saying or maxim
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definitive
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completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive
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capitulation
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a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up
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aggregation
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seperate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose; a mass composed of many parts
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amanuensis
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originally, a slave with secretarial duties; one who can take dictation rapidly; an intentionally humorous usage meaning a secretary
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centurion
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a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems
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clamorous
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characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
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antebellum
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before the war, especially the American Civil War; typical of how things were before any war
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amorous
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suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire
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reactionary
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characterized by idea suggesting a desire to move backward especially in matters related to plitics ; a person with such ideas
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benefactor
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a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron
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gregarious
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literally, living in flocks or herds; fond of being with other people
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digress
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to wander off the point or topic
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ingratiate
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to (try to) make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another; to bring into the good graces of
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fiduciary
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an individual who holds something in trust for another; a trustee
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fratricide
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the killing of one's own brother, someone who commits such an act
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armature
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equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension
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intercede
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to act on another's behalf; to mediate
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trajectory
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the curved path of an object in flight
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egregious
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standing out from others, but in a bad way; conspicuously bad; flagrant
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libertarian
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a person who believes in equal civil liberties for all; holding to such principles
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allocate
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to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time
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confluence
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a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas; a place of joining
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profusion
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a pouring forth, as of great numbers; plentifulness; an abundance
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magnanimous
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showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit
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elucidate
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to shed some light on a subject, as through clear explanation
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centenarian
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a person who has lived to be one hundred years old
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audit
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to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making such an examination or so attending a class
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adjudicate
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to settle or rule upon, as in a court of law
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