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barbarism
n: a savage, primitive, uncivilized condition
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civilian
n.: a person who is not on active duty with the military
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combatant
adj.: engaged in combat, fighting; also, ready or inclined to fight
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dryly
adv.: unemotionally, indifferently, coldly
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inexplicable
adj.: incapable of being explained
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contempt
n.: scorn; disdain for anything considered base or vile
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borne
v.: endured, tolerated
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retards
v.: slows down, delays, hinders
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hypothetical
adj.: assumed to exist; supposed
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speculation
n.: consideration of some subject; guessing
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reflection
n.: careful consideration; the act of thinking; pondering
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credentials
n.: official identification papers
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incredulous
adj.: disbelieving
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indignant
adj.: feeling angry at something considered insulting or unjust
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consigned
v.: handed over; delivered to
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belated
adj.: coming after the customary or expected time; delayed
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virtue
n.: moral excellence
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implication
n.: real meaning of a remark; something implied or suggested as to be naturally inferred or understood
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placidly
adv.: calmly, peacefully, tranquilly
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ruefully
adv.: bitterly and regretfully; sorrowfully
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absently
adv.: inattentively
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personnel
n.: the people who staff an organization
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acclimatized
v.: accustomed to a new environment
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fiend
n.: a cruel or wicked person
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deceitful
adj.: characterized by intentional misleading and concealment of the truth
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complying
v.: going along with; obeying; following someone's wishes
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testily
adv.: irritably; impatiently
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manhandled
v.: handled roughly
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absurd
adj.: utterly, obviously senseless or illogical
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miscreant
n.: a villainous person
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tact
n.: a keen sense of what to do or say to avoid giving offense
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blunder
n.: a gross or careless mistake
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blackmail
n.: agreement or payment obtained from another person by intimidation and threats
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anticipated
v.: foreseen, expected
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