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Unalterable
unable to be changed
Aspired
wanted to achieve something; sought
Eminence
rank of distinction; fame
Caprice
sudden idea or change of mind, often made with little reason
Comply
act in agreement with something: obey
Impunity
freedom from punishment or harm
Retribution
punishment for wrong; justice; revenge
Implore
take advantage of
impose
beg
Obstinate
stubborn
Insensible
not fully conscious or aware
Imposing
large and impressive looking
Conspicuous
remarkable; notable
Chronic
frequently occuring
Transmitted
passed on
Anglophile
admirer of England and English things
Saboteur
someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
Fallible
capable of making a mistake or being wrong
Infamy
fame or public reputation based on evil
Conviction
unshakable belief in something without need for proof
Lucrative
producing sizeable profit
Melancholy
tendency to be gloomy or depressed
Bureaucracy
unnecessary procedures that obstruct action
Assimilate
become like one’s environment
Forswear
formally reject or disavow
Penitentiary
a correctional institution for those convicted of crimes
Notorious
known widely and usually unfavorably
Disillusioned
free from false ideas
Repatriation
the act of returning to one’s country of origin