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4771656513Aegis1. The shield of breastplate of Zeus or Athena 2. Protection; Support0
4771656514Apprise1. To give notice to; inform; advise1
4771656515Bibulous1. Fond of or addicted to drink 2. Absorbent; spongy2
4771656516Claque1. A group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer 2. A group of sycophants3
4771656517Deracinate1. To pull up by roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate 2. To isolate or alenate (a person) from a Native or customary culture or environment4
4771656518Eleemosynary1. Of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable 2. Derived from or provided by charity5
4771656519Indigenous1. Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native 2. Innate; inherent; natural6
4771656520Lachrymose1. Suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful 2. Given to shedding tears readily; tearful7
4771656521Lexicon1. A work book or dictionary 2. The vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person etc...8
4771656522Melee1. A confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people 2. Confusion; turmoil; jumble9
4771656523Microcosm1. A little world; a world in miniature 2. Anything that is regarded as a world in miniature10
4771656524Minuscule1. Very small 2. (Of letters of writing) small; not capital11
4771656525Obfuscate1. To confuse, bewilder, or stupefy 2. To make obscure or unclear12
4771656526Paternalism1. The system, principle, or practice of managining, buisness, nations, etc... 2. In the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children13
4771656527Polarize1. To divide into sharply opposing factors, political groups, etc...14
4771656528Purview1. The range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc... 2. The range of vision, insight, or understanding15
4771656529Sanguine1. Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident 2. Reddish; ruddy16
4771656530Solecism1. A nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was 2. A breach of good manners or etiquatte17
4771656531Vassal1. (In the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant 2. A person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer18
4771656532Verisimilitude1. The appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability 2. Something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance19

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