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despot
a. ruler having absolute power or authority b. a person who exercises power oppressively;a tyrant
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feudal
characteristic of social and economic system of government used in Europe, whereby a person, in return for being granted control of land, owed to service and loyalty to a lord.
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hegemony
a. dominion or control, particularly of one country over others b. dominant influence or authority
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hierachy
an order or persons or entities classified according to authority, rank, or importance
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prerogative
a right or priviledge, particularly a hereditary or officeal one, held by a person or group
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regime
a government or any other administrative in power
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sovereign
a. the chief of state, usually in a monarchy b. self-governing; independent c. having the highest rank or supreme power
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totalitarian
referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life
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usurp
to seize and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority
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apathy
a. lacking of feeling or emotion; impassiveness b. lack of interest in things generally found exciting, interesting or moving, indifference
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assent
a. acceptance, as of a proposal or statement, compliance b. to agree to something, especially after thoughtful consideration
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empathy
a. understanding, concerned identification with another's situation or feelings b. the attribution of one's own feelings to an object
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pathetic
a. expressing or arousing pity, sympathy, or tenderness; sad b. distressing and inadequate
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pathology
a. the scientific and medical study of a disease, its causes, its processes, and its effects b. the physical changes in the body and its functioniong as a result of a disease or disorder
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presentiment
a sense of something about to occur; premonition;; foreboding
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sensibility
a. the ability to feel, sense, or perceive; mental or emotional responsiveness towards something b. refined awareness and appreciation in matters of feeling and perception
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sententious
a. inclined to give advice in self-righteous way b. inclined to wise sayng; abounding in proverbs c. brief and pointed in meaning or expression; saying much in few words
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sentiment
a. a thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than on reason b. a general cast of mind regarding something c. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling
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culpable
responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy
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exonerate
to free from charge; declare blameless
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extort
to obtain by threats or other coercive means; exact; wring
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illicit
not permitted by custom or law; illegal
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incorrigible
a. incapable of being corredcted or reformed b. a person who cannot be reformed
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misdemeanor
a. an offense of less seriousness than a felony b. misbehavior
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ruffian
a tough or rowdy person
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unscrupulous
without scruples or principles; not honorable
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vile
a. unpleasant; disgusting b. miserable; wretched; c. morally low or base
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banter
a. good humored playful conversation b. to converse in a teasing or playful manner
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caricature
a representation, usually pictorial which exaggerates or distorts the subject's feature to produce a comic or ridiculous effect
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droll
amusingly odd or comical
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facetious
a. playfully humorous b. jesting, often in an inappropriate or offensive way
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flippant
marked by a disrespectful frivolity or indifference
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hilarity
loud and lively merriment; boisterousness
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ludicrous
laughable because of an obvious absurdity or ridculousness
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mirth
gladness or lightheartedness, especially when expressed by laughter; gaiety, merriment
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whimsical
a. playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous
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witticism
a witty or clever remark or saying
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adverse
a. unfavorable to one's interest or welfare b. contrary or opposing in intention or effect; hostile
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averse
having a strong feeling or dislike or reluctance
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emigrate
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another
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figuratively
in a manner marked by metaphorical language or figures of speech
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immigrate
to enter or settle in a country that is not one's native land
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ingenuous
showing or having simplicity, openness, and honesty, in a childlike way
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literally
a. according to the actual meaning of the word or phrase b. according to the facts; without exaggeration or metaphor
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persecute
a. to ill-treat persistently and grievously b. to annoy continually; pester
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prosecute
to bring a legal action against in order to convict of a violation of a law
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austerity
–noun, plural -ties. 1. austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness. 2. Usually, austerities. ascetic practices: austerities of monastery life. 3. strict economy
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depreciate
to lessen the value or price of.
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frugal
adjective 1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager. 2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.
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indigent
lacking resources
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pecuniary
has to do with money
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recession
small depression, economy struggling
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remunerate
pay compensation
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solvent
able to pay debts and bills and shtuffs
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ingenious
a. having or showing creative or inventive skill b. original or imaginative in dsighn orexecution
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