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travesty
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
stringent
(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
suppress
prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain.
pertinent
(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
punitive
inflicting or aiming at punishment
hew
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
prattle
babble
latent
hidden, present but not realized
arbitrary
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
incinerate
to burn to ashes
travesty
The trial was a ________ of justice.
stringent
The most ______ laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them
suppress
He struggled to ______ his feelings of jealousy
pertinent
She had asked some _______ questions
punitive
The federal government will take ______ action against the company that polluted the river.
hew
They ______ logs to build a cabin.
prattle
She'd have _______ on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her.
incinerate
The waste is __________ in a large furnace.
latent
Recent developments in the area have brought _____ ethnic tension out into the open.
arbitrary
An ________ number has been assigned to each district.
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