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Fast Food Nation Set 1

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340740882hegemonystrong influence; domination
340740883embroileddeeply involved especially in something complicated
340740884emeritushonorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title 'emeritus' as in 'professor emeritus'
340740885accededgave in; consented
340740886pragmaticconcerned with practical matters
340740887purportsappear or claim to be or do something, esp falsely; profess
340740888proliferatedto grow by rapid production of new parts; increase in number
340740889synergythe power that results from the combination of two or more forces
340740890subsidiarya company that is completely controlled by another company
340740891transposedPut into a different place or order
340740892macabregrisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
340740893platitudesstale, overused expression, a flat dull or trite remark
340740894emulatedto copy or imitate
340740895tantamountequivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
340740896relinquishedto let go, give up, surrender
340740897tenetan opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
340740898ubiquitousBeing or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
340740899desiccatedpreserved by removing natural moisture, thoroughly dried out
340740900purportedalleged, claimed, reputed or rumored
340740901amicusfriend
340740902homogenizebreak up the fat globules of
340740903aggregationseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole, mixture
340740904ostensibleprofessed but not necessarily true, pretended
340740905innocuousunlikely to harm or disturb anyone
340740906litanyany long, repetitive, or dull recital
340740907tawdryshowy and cheap, gaudy
340740908evisceratedto remove the entrails from, to deprive of a central part
340740909magnatespeople of great influence, importance, or power, important business leaders
340740910impugnedchallenged; attacked in words, to be doubted
340740911litigiousinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
340740912fiefdomsan organization that is controlled by a dominate person or group
340740913visceralobtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation; having a gut feeling
340740914precariousdangerously insecure, uncertain
340740915agitpropinfo that is spread in order to promote a cause, propaganda
340740916inadmissibleNot to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.

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