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acquisitive
eagerly seeking to obtain things
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inquisition
an interrogation or prolonged questioning, special court of Roman Catholic Church (when capitalized)
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dynamo
an electric generator, an extremely hardworking person
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dynasty
a succesion of rulers from same family, a succesion of influential people linked by association
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emissary
person sent on a special mission
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premise
proposition offered as a basis of argument, in a syllogism-major/minor premise
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meretricious
attention-getting in a vulgar way, insincere
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importune
to make repeated and insistent demands or requests
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opportunist
a person or animal taking advantage of ay chance to achieve an end in a forceful or self-serving way
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presumption
arrogance, excessive self-assurance, grounds for belief
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subsume
to place in a larger category or under general heading or principle
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sumptuary
pertaining to expenditure, often for religious or moral reasons, usually relating to clothing or food
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