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apartheid(n.)
a social policy of racial segregation
faction(n.)
a dissenting clique
animosity(n.)
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
catharsis(n.)
purging of emotional tensions
trounce(v.)
defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
obstinacy(n.)
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
incorrigible(adj. used as adv.)
impervious to correction by punishment
proxy(n.)
a person authorized to act for another
crony(n.)
a close friend or associate
harangue(v.)
address forcefully
subjugate(v.)
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
compendium(n.)
a publication containing a variety of words
rebuke(v.)
to express of criticism
quell(v.)
suppress or crush completely
expatriate(n.)
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
patron(n.)
a regular costumer
prodigal(adj.)
recklessly wasteful
shaman(n.)
one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit words
pejorative(n. used as adv.)
word or phrase used to express disapproval
talisman(n.)
a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
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