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Deputy A person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization.
Intelligence Secret information about the governments of other countries.
Slain Kill in a violent way.
Assassinate To kill someone famous or important.
Wage A fixed amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength.
Salary A fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month
routine A fixed program.
comprehensive Complete and including everything that is necessary.
Violation An action that breaks or acts against the law.
Prevalent Existing very commonly or happening often.
Sociology The study of the relationships between people living in groups.
Professor A teacher of the highest rank in a department in a university.
Foundation An organization that has been established in order to provide money for a particular group of people in need of help of for a particular type of study.
Apparel Clothes of a particular type when they are being sold in a shop.
Suffrage The right to vote in an election, especially for representatives in a parliament or similar organization.
Constitution The set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs.
Urge To strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing.
Pillar A strong column made of stone, metal or wood which supports part of a building.
Allocate To give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them use in a particular way.
Peel When Separate vehicles, people or animals peel away/off, they leave the group or structure they were part of and move away in a different direction.
Scam An illegal plan for making money.
Harassed Worried, annoyed and tired, especially because you have too many things to deal with.
Tout To repeatedly try to persuade people to buy your goods or services.
Unscrupulous Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want.
Tactic A planned way of doing something
Reluctance An unwillingness to do something.
Curfew A rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political troubles.
Slap When someone in authority slaps and unpleasant, difficult or extra thing on someone or something, they suddenly make them provide or accept it.
Remorseful Feeling sad and guilty.
Rehabilitation To return someone or something to a good or healthy condition, state or way of living.
Psychotropic Drugs.
Ecstasy A powerful drug which makes you feel very active and can cause you to hallucinate.
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