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Coercive

Involving force or threats

Overproduce

To produce in excess of need or stipulated amount

Diplomacy

Conduct of negotiations and relations between nations

Canal

Artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.

Fallacy

Deceptive, misleading, or false notion

Folly

State of being foolish; lack of understanding

Fleet

Largest organized unit of naval ships

Dichotomy

Division into two contradictory groups

Justify

To show something to be just or right

Metropole

Homeland or central territory of a colonial empire

Exploit

To selfishly use for one's own ends

Tokenize

To use as a symbol of inclusion or compliance

Devastate

To lay waste; render desolate

Hitherto

Up to this time; until now

Eminently

Highly; very

Sea-girt

Surrounded by the sea

Precarious

Uncertain; insecure

Indolent

Showing a disposition to avoid exertion

Vocation

A particular occupation, business, or profession

Dissent

To differ in sentiment or opinion