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conclave
a private meeting
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demur
to raise objections
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entice
to persuade by arousing desire
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flaunt
to parade or display conspocuously
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inimical
expressing hostility, having harmful effects
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oligarchy
government by a small, elite group
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redoubtable
worthy of respect
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archives
public or institutional records
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chattel
an item of property that can be moved, a slave
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conflagration
a large, disastrous fire
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limbo
a state of neglect, oblivion, or transition
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metropolis
an important city
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perfunctory
done in a routine way
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ramshackle
appearing ready to collapse
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sequester
to set apart, to seize
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subversive
planning to overthrow an established order
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terminus
the finishing point
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virulent
deadly, full of hate
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