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Term | Definition |
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Intransigent | Uncompromising |
Acumen | Keenness of mind |
Usurp | To take power illegally |
Pundit | Expert; learned person |
Draconian | Drastic; a person who takes drastic measures |
Burgeon | Grow rapidly |
Winsome | Charming |
Effigy | Likeness |
Proclivity | Tendency |
Categorical | Without exception |
Affinity | A liking for |
Momentous | Significant |
Posterity | Future generations |
Precursor | Forerunner |
Scuttle | To destroy deliberately |
Debauch | To corrupt morally |
Bellicose | Warlike |
Meretricious | Insincere; deceptive |