Definitions to words in Washington's Farewell Address
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| designating | appoint (someone) to a specified position
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| clothed | endow with a particular quality
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| conduce | help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome)
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| apprise | inform or tell (someone)
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| resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something
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| solicitude | care or concern for someone or something
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| apprehension | anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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| solemn | characterized by deep sincerity
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| permanency | something that is permanent
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| felicity | intense happiness
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| edifice | a complex system of beliefs or a building, especially a large, imposing one
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| tranquility | peacefulness, restfulness
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| prosperity | success, profitability, affluence, and wealth
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| covertly | without being openly acknowledged or displayed; secretly
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| insidiously | in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
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| cordial | warm and friendly
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| palladium | a safeguard or source of protection
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| discountenancing | refuse to approve of (something)
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| indignantly | in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair
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| enfeeble | hinder, delay, or weaken.
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| spheres | domain, realm, field, or area
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| encroach | intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right)
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| despotism | the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way
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| proneness | liability to suffer from or experience something regrettable or unwelcome; susceptibility
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| predominates | be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount
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| reciprocal | (of an agreement or obligation) bearing on or binding each of two parties equally
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| cultivate | try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill)
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| antipathy | deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion
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| wiles | devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants
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| baneful | productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful
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