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contemporary

Existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time.

cosmopolitan

Free from local, provincial, or national ideas; at home all over the world.

advocate

To speak or write in favor of; to support or urge by argument.

omniscient

Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding.

subordinate

Placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.

mortify

To humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.

vacuous

Without contents; empty.

xenophobic

Relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners or people from different cultures.

compulsion

The act of compelling; constraint or coercion.

emit

To send forth.