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sequester
to move or set apart; to quarantine
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ascertain
to discover with certainty, as through examination
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bondage
slavery; servitude
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disseminate
to scatter widely; (of information) to make known
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doctrine
set of principles; a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
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recede
to go back; to withdraw
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impinge
to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one; to enrcroach
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allege
to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof
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epitome
a representative example of a type
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hoodwink
to decive; to mislead
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moribund
approaching death; nearly obsolete
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tract
area of land or water; brief written work, usu. on a religious or political topic
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venerable
worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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berate
to scold severely and at length
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alienate
to make unfriendly or hostile
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panacea
a cure-all or and all-purpose solution
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contrite
feeling sorry for what one has done
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excruciating
severely painful
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melancholy
sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind
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redress
to set right; to remedy
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impoverished
without money; deprived of natural resources
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deplete
to gradually use up
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vantage
a position that gives a wide view
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