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  1. Capricious (adjective)–Fickle, changeable, inconstant, or mercurial.

  2. Functionary (noun)–Official, civil servant, diplomat, or executive.

  3. Emigrant (noun)–Migrant, refugee, expatriate, or displaced.

  4. Commiseration (noun)–Consolation, empathy, or compassion.

  5. Submissive (adjective)–Obedient, yield, agreeable, or compliant.

  6. Armoury (noun)–An arms factory.

  7. Repudiated (verb)–Rejected, discarded, forsaken, or dismissed.

  8. Acquiescence (noun)–Consent, submission, conformity, or compliance. 

  9. Carnage (noun)–A massacre, blood bath, butchers, or a savage killing.

  10. Fraternity (noun)–A brotherhood, team, fellowship, association, or club (a group of people joined by similarities).

  11. Avocations (noun)–A hobby, pastime sideline, craft, or diversion.

  12. Comely (adjective)–Becoming, handsome, attractive, or pretty.

  13. Reiterated (verb)–Repeated, retold, recounted, restated, or echoed.

  14. Purveyors (noun)–An agent, supplier, hustler, or runner.

  15. Meddlesome (adjective)–Interfering, intrusive, meddling, prying, or impeding.

  16. Estranged (adjective)–Antagonistic, disloyal, or disassociated.

  17. Dissonance (noun)–A cacophony, disharmony, noise, conflict, or discord.

  18. Prevaricate (verb)–To lie, evade, fabricate, or cavil.

  19. Imperious (adjective)–Domineering, bossy, haughty, or overbearing.

  20. Lamenting (adjective)–Grieving, mourning, being woeful, or languishing.

  21. Anathematized (verb)–Condemned, cursed, blasphemed, denounced, or shunned.

  22. Augment (verb)–To enlarge, expand, increase, or supplement.

  23. Recognizant (noun)–A bond, pledge, warrant, or oath.

  24. Inveteracy (noun) or Inveterate (verb)–Firmly established, deep-seated, ingrained, or entrenched.

  25. Emphatic (adjective)–Assertive, forceful, insistent, or resounding (with emphasis).

  26. Juncture (noun)–Crossroads, or a fork/emergency crisis. 

  27. Ruthless (adjective)–Relentless, without pity, cruel, grim, or implacable.

  28. Insatiate (adjective)–Gluttonous, gorging, devouring, ravenous, insatiable, or voracious. 

  29. Rapacious (adjective)–Greedy, covetous, avaricious, voracious, or predatory.

  30. Prophetic (adjective)–Foretelling, predictive, or a clairvoyant.