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Insurgency, NOUN the quality or state of being insurgent
Sequester, VERB to set apart : SEGREGATE
Memetic, NOUN study of memes
Stateliness, NOUN marked by lofty or imposing dignity
Vaunt, VERB to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : BRAG
Discordant, ADJ being at variance : DISAGREEING
Conscript, ADJ enrolled into service by compulsion : DRAFTED
Oscillate, VERB to swing backward and forward like a pendulum
Sinuous, ADJ of a serpentine or wavy form : WINDING
Denizen, NOUN a person admitted to residence in a foreign country especially : an alien admitted to rights of citizenship ; INHABITANT
Prevaricate, VERB to deviate from the truth : EQUIVOCATE
Orotund, ADJ marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : SONOROUS
Emir, NOUN a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries
Induce, VERB to move by persuasion or influence
Felicitous, ADJ very well suited or expressed : APT
Coercion, NOUN the act, process, or power of coercing
Excoriate, VERB to wear off the skin of : ABRADE : to censure scathingly
Mercurial, ADJ characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
Braggadocio, NOUN empty boasting : arrogant pretension : COCKINESS
Pilfer, VERB STEAL especially : to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again
Volatile, ADJ characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
Rostrum, NOUN an ancient Roman platform for orators
Expiate, VERB to make amends for : to extinguish the guilt incurred by
Mendacious, ADJ given to or characterized by deception, falsehood, or divergence from absolute truth
Deviate, VERB to stray, especially from a standard, principle, or topic
Created by: beatymar001
 

 



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