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ingenious | very clever and imaginative
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violation | an action that breaks a law or agreement
charismatic | extremely attractive and charming
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reciprocity | doing as much for another as he or she has done for you
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inflation | a situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast
capacity | the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained
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restrict | to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity
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stigmatize | to mark with a visible feature that makes other people think, perhaps incorrectly, that someone or something is wrong
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fortify | to strengthen
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famine | severe hunger, a drastic food shortage
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sacrifice | giving up something in order to have something more valuable
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vein | any of the tubes that form a branching systems, especially those that carry blood to the heart
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persevere | to keep going despite obstacles or discouragement
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hypothesize | to make a guess that will eventually be investigated systematically
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intrinsic | being part of the basic nature of something
candidate | someone who wants to be chosen, especially in an election, for a position
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integrally | in a whole or complete manner
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scheme | a plan, design, or program of action to be followed
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haunt | to continually appear (in the form of a ghost) in the same place or to the same person
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infinitesimal | immeasurably small
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villainy | exceptional badness, as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds
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unleash | to release a thing or emotion
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violate | to break in upon or disturb rudely; to break (a rule)
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intensify | to increase in power
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versus | against
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simulation | an imitation or unreal representation of something, usually for the sake of practice
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recede | to move back or away from
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kin | relatives
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paradigm | a pattern; a set of assumptions
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spectrum | a range of different things, usually colors
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potent | powerful
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liability | legal responsibility for harming a person or property
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intuitively | by means of a natural sense about things that are hard to observe
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highlight | an especially interesting part of something
cartel | a small group controlling a certain area of business
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working class | people with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class
certifiably | in a manner that is officially recognized
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interpret | to find the meaning of a statement, symbol, or action