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Purpoted To claim to be or do something; the apparent purpose or main idea of something.
Demeanor Outward behavior; manner of conduct; bearing.
Syndicate A group of person or companies united to carry out some enterprise or business; to form such an association.
Abashed To make unseasy or ashamed; to embarrass.
Guise Outward appearance; a custome; a style of dress.
Allure Charm; to fascinate; to tempt with something desirable.
Auspicious Marked by signs of sucess or good fortune; favorable.
Immemorial Reaching back beyond the branch of memory; extremely old.
Deference A yielding in judgement, opinion, or wishes to another; courteous respect.
Integral Pertaining to a part of the whole; complete; essential.
Contraband Smuggled goods.
Politic Wise in looking out for one's own interests; prudent; shrewd.
Inane Senseless; pointless; stupid.
Proxy A person who is given the authority to act or stand in for another; written proof of such authority.
Bureaucracy The collection of departments of appointed officials through which a government is run; inflexible governmental procedures.
Arbitary Based on one's own wishes; not fixed by rules; absolute, despotic.
Transient Lasting or used for a short time only; not permanent; fleeting; a person or thing that has no settled place.
Premeditated Planned or plotted; closely considered beforehand; deliberate.
Browbeat To frighten with a stern manner of harsh words; to bully.
Scapegoats A person or thing who takes the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others.
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