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1
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megalomania

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n. abnormal desire for wealth and power

2
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profligate

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adj. wasteful

3
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strife

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n. discord, disagreement

4
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legion

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n. large number

5
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coup

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n. revolution

6
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amnesty

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n. general pardon

7
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expatriate

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n. exile

8
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exonerate

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v. free from guilt

9
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fiat

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n. official order, decree

10
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mendacious

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adj. lying, untrue

11
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parsimonious

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adj. miserly

12
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pecuniary

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adj. financial

13
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dismantle

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v. strip of covering, take apart

14
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sumptuous

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adj. lavish

15
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underwrite

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v. agree to finance

16
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restrictive

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adj. harsh, confining

17
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balk (v)

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v. refuse to move

18
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blunt

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adj. plain spoken

19
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nostalgia

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n. yearning for the past

20
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rife

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adj. widespread