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exigency
an urgent need or demand
prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
repertoire
a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses
compendium
a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject
capacious
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy
vacillation
a state of indecision or irresolution
fabulist
a person who invents or relates fables; a liar
redoubtable
that is to be feared; formidable
encapsulation
to summarize or condense; to enclose
polemic
a controversial argument
patent
lying open; not enclosed or shut in
fraudulent
deceitful, deceptive
impose
force something to be accepted or put in place; take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment
hegemony
leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over others
languish
grow weak or feeble
slothful
lazy
scant
barely sufficient or adequate
encroach
intrude on (a person
doctrine
a stated principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs
dialectic
1. the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. 2. inquiry into metaphysical contradictions and their solutions.
credence
1. belief in or acceptance of something as true; plausibility
imposture
an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others
lechery
excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness
sodomy
sexual intercourse involving anal or oral copulation
diuvian
of or relating to a flood or floods
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