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acculturation
the modification of social patterns or traits
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anomalous
abnormal or irregular
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approbation
the expression of approval or favorable opinion
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autonomy
political control, self-government
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bombastic
full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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concoct
to prepare by combining ingredients
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demagogue
a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims
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enjoin
to direct or order
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erudite
scholarly, bookish
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expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from a decision
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fractious
tending to be troublesome
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hackneyed
used so often as to lack of freshness
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ingratiate
to make oneself agreeable
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megalomania
a delusion marked by a feeling of power
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mitigate
to make milder or softer
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peculate
to steal something that has been given into one's trust
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pillage
to rob of goods by open force
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propensity
a natural inclination
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punctilious
very careful and exact
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sleazy
thin or flimsy in texture
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soporific
fending to cause sleep
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tenuous
thin, slender not tense
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unctous
excessively smooth/smug
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vapid
dull, uninteresting
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vitrialic
bitter,sarcastic
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