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Abstraction
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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Base
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Having or showing a contemptible, mean-spirited, or selffish lack of human decency.
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Bestial
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Marked by brutality or depravity
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Compulsory
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Obligatory; required
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Constraints
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The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
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Edict
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A decree or proclamation issued by an authority or having the force of law.
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Emigrate
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To leave one country or region to settle in another.
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Expound
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To make a detailed statement
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Expulsion
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To be fored or driven out.
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Harangued
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To address (a person or crowd) in an angry, vehement, or forcefully persuasive way.
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Incite
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To provoke and urge on
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Lucidity
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A lucid state of mind, not confused
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Nocturnal
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Of, used during, occurring in, or relating to the night.
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Oblivion
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Total forgetfulness
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Pillage
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The act of plundering or a large scale robbery, usually accompanied by violence as in wartime.
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Raucous
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Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough.
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Reprieve
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Temporary relief, as from danger or pain
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Sanctity
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The quality or condition of being considered sacred
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Unremittingly
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Never slackening or stopping; unceasing; constant
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Wizened
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Shriveled, wrinkled, or dried up; especially with age.
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