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impunged

challenged; called into question

stalemate

A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other

glaring

extremely obvious or conspicuous

proprietor

owner

headless

without a head

Dithering

acting in a nervous or uncertain way

posturing

behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others

mercurial

quick, shrewd, and unpredictable

precipitated

caused

maximalist

one who takes the greatest measures to secure a goal

precarity

uncertainty

hobson

Imperialism: A Study

attritional

• Old, young, and sick

• Animal hunting

impetus

a moving force

enpirical

based on observation or experience

deadweight

the full weight of an object; extremely heavy

stratification

layered division

inadvertently

unintentionally

catalysed

triggered

leveraging

exploiting for strategic plan

entrenched

fixed firmly or securely

abetted

helped

meticulously

carefully

perplexing

difficult to understand

assiduously

with care and persistence

chokehold

n.压制 a force that stops something from growing

rebukes

criticism, reprimand

disproportionate

not in correct relation or balance

unequivocal

clear, obvious

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

depradation

an act of attacking or plundering

breaching

purposefully breaking a social rule in order to test how others respond

candour

honesty

wry

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor

resilience

the ability to adapt effectively in the face of threats

nuance

a slight or subtle degree of difference

defy

refuse to obey

sprawls

spreads out

augmenting

increasing

stingent

strict

intractable

stubborn

disgorged

cause to pour out

depletes

uses up

calibrated

measured

perverse

contrary, persisting in error

brood stock

adult population of fish that spawn in a given year

Stewardship

leadership

sacrosanct

sacred

rationale

the underlying reason

irredeemable

hopeless

exacerbate

to make worse

purported

rumored; claimed

nip

stop something's growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold

discomfiture

embarrassment

imperative

absolutely necessary

deft

skillful, nimble

Consance

Repetition of consonant sounds

heinous

hateful

proscribed

forbidden

escalatory

getting bigger in size

enunciated

spoken aloud clearly

corroborated

confirmed

impunity

freedom from punishment

abjuring

rejecting

unambiguous

clear

irrevocably

unable to be changed or reversed

onerous

burdensome

relentless

nonstop

unconscionable

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

disparaging

belittling

malicious

Intended to hurt or harm

Trivail

of little importance

pernicious

harmful

scourage

punishment

Bipartisianship

a process of cooperation through compromise

fragility

quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

takes a hit

to suffer damage or loss

Clothing took the biggest hit, with sales down by 35%.

humongous

very large

a stone's throw from

very near

crumbling

to fall to pieces

canny

careful

frowned

to make an angry face

transcend

to go beyond

clamorous

noisy

expitate

to make amends

manichaean

a dualistic view of the world which sees things as either good or evil with no nuance between the two

mammoth

huge

voluminous

large

panoramic

a view of an area in all directions

Reiterated

repeated

fallacy

a false or mistaken idea

inclement

stormy

embarking

setting out

remiss

careless

truncate

to shorten

alacrity

eagerness